Is Alex Smith Really Worth a Big Contract Extension from the Chiefs?

May 27, 2014   ·   Gary Davenport   ·   Jump to comments

One of the first things new head coach Andy Reid and general manager John Dorsey did upon their arrival in Kansas City was acquire the team a new quarterback.
It cost the team two second-round draft picks to swing the deal with the San Francisco 49ers that brought Alex Smith to town, but that was only the beginning.
Now, with Smith heading into a contract year coming off a playoff appearance, the Chiefs need to decide if they can afford to keep the 30-year-old around long-term.
Dorsey insisted that's the plan while speaking with SiriusXM Radio, according to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk:
We’ve had continual conversations with his representatives. We’re at that point now where we’re going back and forth and eventually, as all negotiations are, there will be a medium point where both sides agree and time will move on and we’ll go to the next project... This thing will go on for a little bit. There’s a degree of patience here. There&rsq...

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