Washington is keeping Alex Smith on its initial 53-man roster with the intent of leaving him on the roster and not placing him on injured reserve, a person with knowledge of the situation said.
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) September 5, 2020
The amazing comeback story just keeps getting better for Washington quarterback Alex Smith.
It was announced on Saturday afternoon that Washington will officially keep Smith on the 53-man roster without sending him to the IR, meaning that he will have a real shot to play this upcoming season. After a gruesome leg injury that led to 17 surgeries and was surely thought to end his career, Smith has now taken the biggest step by making the active roster in Washington.
He may not ever step foot on the field during a game, with Dwayne Haskins holding the QB1 role, but everything from here on out is icing on the cake.
Smith’s goal was to come back from his injury and play football again, and now being on the active roster, he gets to do that. Congratulations Alex.
