The Kansas City Chiefs traded former 49ers quarterback Alex Smith to Washington on Tuesday evening, as first reported by the Kansas City Star. It is expected that Washington received at least a second-round pick in return, according to Adam Schefter.
Sources tell The Star that the Chiefs have reached an agreement to trade Alex Smith to Washington. The story: https://t.co/vlNuGMAlVS
— Terez A. Paylor (@TerezPaylor) January 31, 2018
Kansas City is expected to receive a second-round pick from Washington for Alex Smith and possibly more, per source. But a second-round pick was the price as of this morning, before trade between KC and Washington finalized.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 31, 2018
Smith, who will be 34 when the 2018 season starts, had one-year left on his deal with Kansas City worth $17 million, and will reportedly also receive a four-year extension from Washington worth $23 million per year. Washington give quarterback Kirk Cousins the franchise tag in both 2016 and 2017 to avoid committing to a long-term deal.
QB Alex Smith and Washington now have reached an agreement on a new four-year contract extension, per sources. Smith, who had one year left on his contact, tied to Washington for next five seasons. Smith gets long-term deal from Washington that Cousins could not.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 31, 2018
On the agreement in principle. Alex Smith will average $23.5 million per year in new money on the extension and $70 million in guarantees. Nobody will be able to review that contract for awhile because officially there is no contract. https://t.co/kY9DTZH2RT
— Chris Mortensen (@mortreport) January 31, 2018
Smith is coming off an excellent season, where he set career-highs in passing yards (4,042), touchdowns (26) and passer rating (104.7), while ranking as the sixth best quarterback in the league according to Pro Football Focus. Last year’s 10th overall pick Patrick Mahomes will take over at quarterback for Kansas City.
Smith played for the San Francisco 49ers from 2005-2012, and led the team to the NFC Championship Game in 2011.