ASHBURN, Va — Gene Bogley is happy that it’s been a quiet offseason, relatively, for his beloved Washington Redskins. After trading for QB Alex Smith during Super Bowl week, the team didn’t make any splashy free-agent acquisitions, nor did it fire a coach or a general manger. And thanks to the Smith trade, there’s been no more incessant will-they-or-won’t-they discussion in regards to a Kirk Cousins contract extension.
With Cousins gone, the game of chicken between the team and the quarterback, the standstill in negotiations for a long-term deal, is finally over, and enter 14-year veteran Alex Smith.