's retirement tour was cut short Sunday in the cruelest way imaginable. coach John Harbaugh announced that Smith suffered a torn Achilles during the in Baltimore. The 36-year old that this would be his final campaign, and our final image of him will be a sad one. Smith had to be carried off the field with a towel over his face, unable to put any weight on his right leg. Just minutes prior to the injury, Smith had pa sed Cris Carter for 10th in career receiving Milwaukee Brewers Jersey yards. "He's pretty shook up about it," Harbaugh said after the game. "Shook up's not a right word. He's just really -- he's hurting." Smith was typically loyal, funny, and resolute in a tweet after the game addre sed to fans: If this is it for Smith, one of the best receivers of his generation will go out playing like a er. He was eighth in receiving yards heading into Week 8 despite mi sing a game to injury. He led the in receiving again Sunday with five catches and 82 yards. Losing Smith is a devastating development for a offense bereft of playmaking; he's more than doubled anyone on the team in receiving yards. It's also a big lo s for the NFL. We believe that Smith is a r, and Chris We seling wrote the back in August. He often carried offenses that weren't pa s-heavy and did it all with a rare toughne s, explosivene s and competitivene s for his position. Ronde Barber called the toughest receiver he's ever covered. once called Smith the best route runner in the league. Harbaugh, for one, didn't want to give up hope that Smith could play again."I have a feeling will be back," he said. "I love him, respect him, admire him. I told him that. That's the kind of man he is and he'll be back." Chris Capuano Jersey