The world wouldn’t think any less of him for it. But eight months removed from his catastrophic leg injury suffered against the Houston Texans, an injury that nearly lost him his leg, Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith aims to get back to football. And not an inch lower.
The sentimental undertones of any comeback make Smith’s comeback bid worth watching and supporting. But his route back to the Redskins seems to be closed off, or in the process of shutting for good. The Redskins selected Dwayne Haskins in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft, and for the span of four years, he’ll be a much cheaper quarterback on his rookie deal, with the developmental upside that a veteran like Smith lacks.