There’s a chance Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith won’t play football again. He’s not thinking like that just yet, but he himself has acknowledged the possibility that his comeback bid might fall short. Smith still has a lot of work to do to get his push-off leg ready for on-field contact, and given the brutality of NFL forces, that work may not be enough.
That said, even if Smith can’t hit the field, there are other ways he can be of value to the organization he’s under contract with. Just look at the impact he still has on his last team; the Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl this past weekend, besting the 49ers by a score of 31-20, and Smith, two years removed from his Chiefs tenure, is still being credited with helping to build the culture that led them to victory.