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Washington Football Team QB Alex Smith sees first NFL action since 2018 after Kyle Allen injured

LANDOVER, Md. -- For the first time since suffering a gruesome injury two seasons ago, Washington Football Team quarterback Alex Smith returned to the playing field.

Smith entered the game Sunday at the 2-minute warning in the second quarter after Kyle Allen was hurt on a third-down scramble against the Los Angeles Rams. Allen took a shot at the end of his run and after he got up he was immediately was escorted to the trainer's tent to get looked at by doctors.

Allen was taken into the locker room for further examination.