Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Torrey Smith has taken up an internship with a local member of Congress fresh off of his team’s Super Bowl victory in early February.
Smith spent this month helping out Representative Elijah Cummings, a Maryland Democrat who advocates 'world-class education', affordable healthcare and liveable wages for regular workers.
The Ravens wide receiver has done an ‘outstanding job,’ Representative Cummings said yesterday.
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Off-season opportunity: Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Torrey Smith took up an internship with a member of Congress fresh off of his team's Super Bowl victory last month
Something different: Smith has spent most of March helping Representative Elijah Cummings, a Maryland Democrat who said the wide receiver did an 'outstanding job'
‘It was a pleasure having Torrey Smith intern with us, and I was glad that I could offer him the opportunity,’ the congressman said in a written statement.
'Torrey was eager to learn about the legislative process and was treated no differently than any of our other interns – all of whom play a meaningful and important role in helping me serve the constituents of Maryland's 7th District,’ he said.
‘I hope that this experience gave him the perspective he sought and I thank him for his outstanding work.’
Smith has spent the month primarily working out of Representative Cummings's Baltimore office taking occasional trips to Washington, according to the Ravens website.
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During his March internship the wide receiver has been performing relatively mundane office tasks such as filing documents and opening mail while learning more about what local Congress members do.
‘I learned that there are really politicians that do a lot for their community – [Cummings] being one of them,’ Smith said on the Ravens website post about his unusual off-season gig.
‘You can literally call your congressman and any issue you have, they can basically point you in the right direction if they can’t help you. I never really knew that,’ he said.
Harry Swayne, the Ravens’ director of player development set up the internship for Smith, who said he was looking to do something interesting during his off-season, according to the team.
Representative Cummings is a Baltimore native and has served in Maryland's 7th congressional district since 1996.
Smith has a few days left in his internship, according to the Ravens website.
Nothing fancy: During his March internship Smith has been performing relatively mundane office tasks such as filing documents and opening mail