Today was the Washington Football Team's first practice that was open to reporters(see pictures, videos, and updates here). It was also the first day the team had pads on and Head Coach Ron Rivera was excited to see some hitting from his new players. He wasn't excited about the tempo and some of the bad habits that players had early in camp after an extended period of time off.
Alex Smith is being slowly reintroduced to football after recently getting cleared following his life-theatening leg injury/infection two years ago. Rivera is watching how Smith, Reuben Foster, and Bryce Love are responding to their returns to football practices.