Kent Somers of the Arizona Republic reports that the Cardinals were among a handful of teams interested in trading for Alex Smith before the Chiefs reached an agreement with the Redskins Tuesday night.
- Somers says that at some point, the Chiefs became focused solely on trading Smith to the Redskins, which is why a deal with the Cardinals never gained any serious traction.
- Mary Kay Cabot reported last night that the Browns tried to trade for Smith too.
Smith has reportedly reached an agreement with the Redskins on a four-year, $94 million contract that included $70 million guaranteed, so it’s highly unlikely that this deal will fall apart before March 14 when it can be officially processed by the NFL.
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 is in the fourth year of his five-year, $76 million contract that includes $45 million guaranteed and stands to make a base salary of $10.8 million for the 2017 season.
According to OverTheCap.com, trading Smith will free up $17 million of available cap space while creating $3.5 million in dead money.
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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