Richmond, Va. • Alex Smith can hear it all: The questions, the comments, the critiques. He’s older now. And he knows it. But as he heads into his 14th NFL season — this time, as the new face of Washington’s franchise — the veteran quarterback insisted he isn’t fixated on his detractors, nor is he worried that he’s past his prime.
“I don’t necessarily want to put a label, as far as ‘prime’ ... but I feel like my best football’s still ahead of me, certainly,” the former Utah star said Thursday, following his first training camp practice with his new squad.