Since I have an obsession with Fantasy Football I will be giving you these alerts throughout the offseason and during the season as well.

Carolina Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith broke his arm during an adult flag football game over the weekend.  It was the same arm he broke at the end of the 2009.  He shouldn’t miss any games, but may miss some training camp.

The funny part of the story is how Smith tried to keep it a secret.  Here are the details from Profootballtalk.com:

Steve Smith has broken his arm while playing flag football in a North Carolina adult league. Adam Schefter of ESPN was the first to report it; we have since confirmed it.

It happened, we’re told, as Smith tried to deflect a pass. His arm struck another player, and he instantly knew he had been injured. He also called together his flag football teammates and urged them to not say anything to anyone about the injury.

So much for that.

While Schefter characterizes the injury as having occurred at Smith’s “football camp,” we’re told that it actually happened in the championship game of an adult flag football league in which Smith and other NFL players had participated for the entire duration of the league’s season. Also taking part, we’re told, were Panthers receiver Kenny Moore and former Panthers quarterback Josh McCown.

Not exactly sure how you hide a broken arm, but I give Smith an A for effort.  On the bright side, at least he didn’t break something punching a teammate in the face.