NFL - Alex Smith Traded to Redskins

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K.C. just traded Alex Smith to Washington for a 3rd round pick and CB Kendall Fuller (terms that are being reported so far).

Smith will be cheaper for the Redskins than Cousins who would have cost Washington around $30 Mil. if they franchised him. Cousins will now be the top free agent this off season.

Washington will also get a 3rd round compensatory pick if/when Cousins leaves.

K.C. will be going with Patrick Mahomes next year unless they pull some crazy stunt and trade up to grab another QB.
 

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Could be. There are like 8 teams that need QBs so Cousins should have choices.

Rotoworld has this:

Redskins signed QB Alex Smith to a four-year, $94 million extension through 2022.

He gets $71 million guaranteed. As part of the agreement on the trade to get Smith to D.C., the Skins are giving Smith some long-term security, as he had just one year left on his contract through 2018. He's now under contract through his age-38 season. It very well may be his last contract. The Redskins didn't seem to have a prayer to re-sign free agent Kirk Cousins after burning so many bridges with their "franchise" quarterback. Acquiring Smith and paying him less was the next best thing in the Redskins' eyes.

Expect plenty of teams to be in the running, including the Jets, Cardinals, Jaguars, Browns, Bills, Broncos, Vikings, and whoever else. It's likely Cousins will reset the quarterback market as the highest-paid player at the position when all is said and done.

Sounds like Smith had a choice between Washington and Cleveland.
 
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