ASHBURN, Va. -- With Alex Smith still nursing a strained calf, Washington Football Team coach Ron Rivera said they might turn to a unique solution: rotate their quarterbacks.
Washington (7-9) hosts the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (11-5) in the first round of the playoffs Saturday. Smith missed two games with a strained calf, but returned to help Washington clinch the NFC East with a win over Philadelphia. But the calf injury limited Smith's mobility.
If that happens Saturday, Rivera said they will consider using two quarterbacks. That would mean alternating Smith with Taylor Heinicke, who was out of the league for nearly two years before Washington signed him to its practice squad on Dec.