Baltimore Ravens backup quarterback Troy Smith's agent is adamant that he did request a trade for the former Heisman Trophy winner following the team's December loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Baltimore general manager Ozzie Newsome stated Wednesday that he hadn't received a trade request from Cindrich. Cindrich said he left messages for Newsome and wound up speaking directly with Ravens vice president of football administration Pat Moriarty a week or two later. "Ozzie was called and message was left followed by call and good conversation with Pat," Cindrich wrote in an e-mail to National Football Post. "How many calls does Ozzie return during season? Asked if I should get to Ozzie, answer from Pat no. You talk to Pat, message gets to Ozzie. I gave Pat heads up I needed to get word out. I am more than 90 percent sure that Ozzie was called about Troy wanting a trade." Source: National Football Post
