Alex Smith says off-field ‘drama’ in Washington affects team’s play originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington
Alex Smith is speaking from experience when he tells Carson Wentz that the Washington Commanders’ off-field issues take their toll on the football team’s success.
The former Washington quarterback spent the final three years of his career in D.C., missing the entire 2019 season recovering from a broken leg before completing his comeback in 2020. He went 5-1 as a starter but didn’t stay healthy enough to play in their NFC Wild Card Game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Two years later, the now-Commanders have acquired Wentz in a trade with the Indianapolis Colts to be their next franchise quarterback. Smith joined The Rich Eisen Show on Wednesday and gave a pointed answer about his former organization when asked what his message would be to Wentz heading into next season.
“You gotta try to eliminate the noise there,” Smith said. “There’s a lot of…