The NFL's quarterback carousel got off to an unexpected and rollicking start on Tuesday night with the news that the Washington Redskins are replacing Kirk Cousins with Alex Smith.
The blockbuster trade between the Redskins and Kansas City Chiefs will have major ramifications for quarterback-needy teams such as the New York Jets, who can now focus their desperate eyes on Cousins.
The trade means Cousins will become an unrestricted free agent (no franchise tag this year), and the Jets are expected to be one of his suitors.