Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith says he considered retiring because of his wife's poor health. Now, he's committed to playing football. "I've grown maybe a little bit of maturity. So what I'm going to do is keep saying it: It's between me and my family," Smith said. "And when we decide what we're going to do, whether people like it or not, as long as my family is happy, I hope they would understand." When there were fears his wife, Angie, had lupus, a disease found mostly in women that affects the immune system, Smith considered ending his career. "Retiring at that time was one of the things that we were thinking about, because I needed to be home with my wife," Smith said. "I needed to make sure I didn't let her down."