ASHBURN, Va. -- In one interview after another this offseason, Washington Football Team quarterback Alex Smith sounded like someone who was ready to keep playing. He had proved a point by returning to the field; he also discovered there was more he felt he could do.
Washington released him on Friday, freeing up $14.9 million of salary-cap space in 2021 with the move, and will continue its quest to find a long-term solution at quarterback. But that doesn't mean Smith's football journey has ended.
Some teams make sense for him: the Jacksonville Jaguars, where he could be reunited with his college coach, Urban Meyer, and help mentor projected No.