Alex Smith has had a lot of ups and downs throughout his professional football career. From a rocky first six seasons to being undefeated to struggling with injuries. While his NFL has been a rollercoaster, he's been and still is being paid handsomely for his services. After playing high school football at Helix High School alongside Reggie Bush, Smith took his talents to the University of Utah from 2002-2004. While he only played in two games his freshman year, Smith led the Utah Utes victories in the 2003 Liberty Bowl and 2005 Fiesta Bowl and a 21-1 record as a starter.
Alex Smith was drafted 1st overall in the 2005 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers where he played the first seven seasons of his NFL career. Though he struggled with injuries, in 2011, Smith led the 49ers to their first playoff victory since 2002. The following season, Smith was replaced by Colin Kaepernick as the starting quarterback after suffering a concussion. Smith racked up $76 million in contract money with the 49ers, in five seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs, Smith was paid $63.4 million from the organization. In 2018, Smith signed a four-year contract with the Washington Redskins worth $94 million. Unfortunately, Smith suffered a spiral compound fracture to his right leg in week eleven of the 2018 season that has left his career in jeopardy.
Chefs made their way into celebrity land a while ago. But how many celebrities that weren’t trained as professional cooks are actually whizzes in the kitchen? Here are several that come to mind.
Actress Julia Roberts is confident about her cooking skills. “I’m quite a good cook,” she told E! News. “I’m like a closet home ec teacher…I can really cook anything.” Roberts has said she often cooks fish for herself and her kids. And speaking of her three children, “They think that I’m a good cook,” Roberts told People. “They actually told me that I should open a restaurant.” She also relishes cooking for the holidays, particularly shredded Brussel sprouts. Roberts hasn’t published a cookbook, but we did find recipes attributed to her for peach crisp and banana hemp muffins. Or you can make the same summer salad the actress supposedly eats.
Chrissy Teigen started off as a supermodel. Then her love of cooking filtered into her professional life too. At this point, she’s created recipes for a limited Blue Apron release and also just launched her own home and cooking line at Target named “Cravings,” after the two cookbooks she’s released. Teigen describes cooking as “a time of peace” for herself. So maybe peace out to her tuna melt sandwich or the fried chicken wings that are a favorite of her husband, John Legend.
Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, comes from a cooking Italian family. Her father started his own restaurant in New York and also published a cookbook. And apparently, Lady Gaga has inherited the family’s cooking genes. Her Instagram account occasionally features photos of her culinary activities. Sure, sometimes it’s topless cooking. But other times it’s more poignant like in the post she shared about her bringing food to the family of her dear friend who passed away. Want to try a Gaga/Germanotta family favorite? Check out her recipe for whole wheat pasta with a sweet fennel sauce.