Seeds of a midseason switch to Smith first came in practices. Smith was getting better, Washington was getting worse and it was now-or-never for the team to remain in the NFC East race. Smith soon led a winning streak with even an unexpected victory over undefeated Pittsburgh.
“Each time [Smith] would take another step, he’d take another step, take another step, take another step and you’d watch him,’ Rivera said. “To be honest, I think I was going slow to watch him and observe. Every time he went in for a drill, it was up. Every time he went in for a scrimmage period, I was really, truly watching him.
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TIGHT ENDS
TIGHT ENDS
WIDE RECEIVERS
WIDE RECEIVERS
RUNNING BACKS
RUNNING BACKS
QUARTERBACKS
QUARTERBACKS
GUARDS/CENTERS TOP AVAILABLE FREE AGENTS
GUARDS/CENTERS TOP AVAILABLE FREE AGENTS
Q&A with Ron Rivera, Martin Mayhew and Marty Hurney
Coach Ron Rivera, General Manager Martin Mayhew and Executive Vice President of Football/Player Personnel Marty Hurney met with the media via Zoom on Feb. 3 to discuss the direction of the new front office. The interview is edited for space.
OFFENSIVE TACKLES
OFFENSIVE TACKLES
Never a quiet time for WFT
The dust never settles around the Washington Football Team.
Bargains can be valuable additions
Raise your hand if you muttered derisively last offseason when the Washington Football Team signed free-agent tight end Logan Thomas away from the Detroit Lions.
3 big thoughts
3 big thoughts