Harrison Smith: "I know I'll think about the season until we come back."

Minnesota Vikings All-Pro safety Harrison Smith admitted he wasn't taking the 38-7 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship game well. 

"I know I'll think about the season until we come back," stated Smith. "That's just how it is" 

"I know I'll think about the season until we come back. That's just how it is." - @HarriSmith22 pic.twitter.com/dFKmiDqMRU

— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) January 25, 2018

Smith finished 2017 with 78 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 12 passes defended and five interceptions. The 6-foot-2, 214-pounder was recognized as AP First-Team All-Pro and the Defensive Player of the Year by Pro Football Focus. 

The former Notre Dame safety finished the season with a PFF rating of 97, which was the second highest for a defensive player trailing only Aaron Donald.