NASHVILLE, Tenn. – By mid-December, at least one NFL franchise thinking about its next head coach was already doing homework on Arthur Smith.

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Mike Mularkey, who inherited Smith as an assistant tight ends coach when he came to Nashville to work for Ken Whisenhunt and then elevated Smith to tight ends coach when he became head coach provided a concrete endorsement.

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