True, Smith is only one voice. To find another, the Redskins would have had to . . . move down a few lockers to find Vernon Davis, who told a radio host that same month: "My tenure with Kaepernick was nothing but amazing. He was a leader while I was playing with him. He was a great guy off the field, and he worked extremely hard. He's probably the hardest-working man I've ever seen in my life. He does it day-in and day-out, and he's always been a standup guy. And I'm sure he's the same way."