Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that Redskins QB Alex Smith will make $40 million in year one of his four-year, $94 million contract. This includes a $27 million signing bonus that Smith received as part of the deal
According to Albert Breer, Smith’s contract includes $55 million fully guaranteed and his $16 million base salary becomes fully guaranteed next March. This means that Smith would make $71 million over the first three years of the agreement.
Smith, 33, is a former first-round pick of the 49ers back in 2005. After seven years in San Francisco, Smith was traded to the Chiefs in 2013.
Smith was in the fourth year of his five-year, $76 million contract that includes $45 million guaranteed and set to make a base salary of $10.8 million for the 2018 season when he was traded to the Redskins a few months ago.
In 2017, Smith appeared in 15 games for the Chiefs and threw for 4,042 yards while completing 67.5 percent of his passes to go along with 26 touchdowns and five interceptions. He also rushed for 355 yards and a touchdown. Pro Football Focus has him rated as the No. 7 quarterback out of 40 qualifying players.
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