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Teams would be wise to sign Alex Smith if Washington lets him go. Just ask Patrick Mahomes

Alex Smith will be 37 in May. He threw just six touchdown passes (and eight interceptions) in eight games last year for the Washington Football Team. The fact he was playing at all was inspirational — his return from a gruesome leg injury that required 17 surgeries and cost him the entire 2019 season earned him NFL Comeback Player of the Year honors.

As an actual starting franchise QB, though, his career is seemingly over. Word broke Monday that Washington won’t bring him back even though it has no obvious QB1.