Prior to announcing his retirement from football on Monday, Alex Smith says that teams showed interest in signing him. And one of those teams was the Patriots.
In an interview with Sports Illustrated‘s Greg Bishop, Smith revealed that several teams showed interest in him and the Jaguars even offered him a contract in the weeks leading up to his retirement.
“The Texans wanted him too, but their quarterback situation remains in flux,” Bishop wrote on what Smith told him. “Smith also heard from the Patriots, Eagles and Colts. But everyone had questions, conditions.