Redskins quarterback Alex Smith was carted off the field during today’s game against the Texans after suffering a gruesome leg injury. Following the contest, head coach Jay Gruden announced Smith broke his tibia and fibia and will require immediate surgery.
With Smith out for the rest of Sunday’s contest against the Texans (and presumably for the remainder of the year), Washington will turn to backup Colt McCoy, who has not attempted a pass since 2015. McCoy is considered one of the NFL’s better No. 2 quarterbacks, and the Redskins even considered deploying him as a starter in recent years, as Mike Florio of Pro football Talk tweets. But he does represent a downgrade from Smith and the 6-3 Redskins, who are currently leading the NFC East.
Smith, 34, posted the best campaign of his NFL career in 2017 as a member of the Chiefs before being shipped to the nation’s capital in exchange for a third-round pick and cornerback Kendall Fuller. Smith had reverted to his conservative ways in Washington, as his yards per attempt had dropped by more than a yard from 2017-18. Among the 26 quarterbacks with at least 250 attempts, Smith ranks 19th in adjusted net yards per attempt and 20th in passer rating.
Smith and McCoy are the only signal-callers on the Redskins’ roster, as the club traded third-stringer Kevin Hogan to the Broncos prior to the regular season. Washington doesn’t have a quarterback on its practice squad, either, so it could dip into a free agent market that includes Sam Bradford, Matt Moore, Mark Sanchez, Paxton Lynch, and Nathan Peterman as they aim to find a new backup.
The Broncos claimed Hogan off of waivers at the end of the preseason to take Paxton Lynch’s roster spot.
They should sign Kaepernick
Please stop
Deal. Thank You
The “F” must be broken on his keyboard. No one else would have said please.
What’s so bad about signing a mobile QB like Kap that might still have some life in his arms and legs? At least bring him in for an audition, no?
No. Would you hire someone suing you?
Watch his game film from his last season and tell me if you think it’s a good idea. He doesn’t want to play anyways, he turned down an offer and he walked away from the 49’ers.
Nathan Peterman COME ON DOWN!
*fibula
regardless, what a horrific injury
33 years to the day of Joe Theismann’s similar injury
Redskins went on to win 4 of their 5 remaining games with Jay Schroeder behind center. Jay Gruden might want to check on his availability.
Bring in Bradford..
Name me one reason why the shouldn’t sign the best free agent qb (Kaepernick)
NIKE is paying him more to not play.
He sucks
Un patriotic
Cancer in locker room
How many is that ?
You’re an idiot
Kaepernick has publicly expressed his desire to not pursue a job in football.
Haven’t seen this one, but I remember Joe Theismans leg getting broken by Lawrence Taylor (Made my stomach queasy.) You can have Kap.
Haven’t you seen what Reid in doing in Carolina, he can’t stay focused on football, he has old scores to settle.
Just for the purpose of correctness the bones he actually broke are his tibia and his FIBULA. I know Gruden said fibia in his presser after the game but that is not a bone that exists in the human body.