Lovie Smith is now a part of the largest sports management firm in the world, and the Chicago Bears coach didn’t even have to switch agents. Matthew Smith, who negotiated his father’s two-year contract extension with the Bears last February, accepted a position with IMG Worldwide. The 26-year-old Smith now works as a client manager in the coaching division. "I’m as proud as any dad can be," Lovie Smith said. "That’s what he’s always wanted to do in his life, and he did it the right way. Now it’s on to the real world. And he was able get with a good group, a good firm, in IMG." Matthew Smith is fully aware of how some might perceive his new position. "People might assume that IMG only hired me to get to my father," he said. "I can only continue to work as hard as I can, like I did in school and at my internships, to make the most out of the opportunities afforded to me." Source: Chicago Tribune
