ASHBURN, Va. -- Alex Smith's season was capped in the most predictable way Saturday: With him winning the NFL's Comeback Player of the Year Award. It had become a foregone conclusion the Washington Football Team quarterback would win.
Which leads to one question: Now what?
Last season, Smith was the guy who overcame a gruesome leg injury that required 17 surgeries and near amputation. Now he's another guy pondering his NFL future, which could be in Washington or elsewhere. Of course, Smith spent the past two years after his November 2018 injury wondering about his future, so this is nothing new.