Alex Smith’s time with the Washington Football Team seems to be up, after the quarterback – named 2020’s Comeback Player of the Year – admitted he didn’t think he was part of the team’s plans .
Last updated: 01/03/21 4:32 pm
Alex Smith appears to be on his way out of Washington
Comeback player of the year Alex Smith and the Washington Football Team are splitting ways this month, according to reports Monday.
Smith won the award for leading player comeback in 2020 after returning to the field from multiple leg surgeries.
Smith Smith would spend $ 8.6m of his $ 23.3m captainship in 2021.
According to reports, the 36-year-old plans to continue playing in the NFL if the opportunity arises.
The former San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs QB have been at Washington since 2018
The announcement comes a week after Smith said he thwarted Washington’s plans by returning to the team last year.
“When I decided to come back, I definitely threw a string in the team’s plan,” Smith said in a GQ interview last month.
“They didn’t see it, they didn’t want me there, they didn’t want me to be part of it, they didn’t want me to be on the team, the roster, they didn’t want to give me a chance.
“But think, it was a completely new rule, they came in, I’m like what’s left and I’m hurt and I’m responsible for this. Heck no, they didn’t want me there. I can imagine, everything I was through, I couldn’t have cared less about everything.Whether you like it or not, I try at this stage. “
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Smith’s 2020 salary of $ 16m was fully pledged.
He started the season as a Washington third-quarter quarterback. The team turned to Kyle Allen after Dwayne Haskins was ineffective, then released, and Smith took over after Allen suffered an end-of-season injury in Week 9.
Smith played in eight regular-season games, starting six, and finished 168 of 252 passes (66.7 percent) for 1,582 yards and six touchdowns. He was unable to play in Washington’s wild card loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers due to calf injuries.
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