WASHINGTON — Kansas City has agreed to trade quarterback Alex Smith to Washington, a move that spells the end of Kirk Cousins’ time with the Redskins and hands the Chiefs’ job to Patrick Mahomes. One person told the AP the Redskins had agreed to a four-year extension with Smith, who had one year left on his contract. Smith is “one of the best competitors and teammates I’ve ever been around,” Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce posted on Twitter. Former Redskins QB Robert Griffin III tweeted : “Some how…Some way…they will blame this on me. Under coach Jay Gruden, Cousins became the first Redskins QB to start all 16 games for three consecutive seasons.

Source: National Post January 31, 2018 04:13 UTC