Lovie Smith's son, Matthew Smith, has joined IMG Worldwide.

Matthew Smith represented his father in 2011 negotiations with the Bears.

"For me, first as a proud dad, as you pick an agent, you need someone you can trust that has your back at all times," Smith said Monday on WBBM-AM (670). "Matthew has been around the business a long time, of course being around football, so we're excited about it." 

"People might assume that IMG only hired me to get to my father," Matthew Smith told the Chicago Tribune. "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."