The Washington football team was forced to make another change under the center on Sunday. Alex Smith, who beat the San Francisco 49ers in the first half of Washington’s 14th week, injured his right leg and went to the locker room just before the end of the second quarter. This was very worrying because Smith’s right leg was the same path he was seriously injured a few years ago. Fox’s broadcast crew said Smith’s injury was specifically a calf injury, and training staff continued to try to loosen his right leg in the second half.
Smith struggled before a leg injury because he finished with an interception in the first half for 8 of 19 passes for 57 yards. With Smith out, second-year quarterback Twain Hoskins stepped in. He finished 7 of 12 passes for 51 yards and didn’t look very impressive. Hoskins threw an interception in his own 14-yard line after Terry McClory had a pass over his head late in the fourth quarter, but it was ruled incomplete as Jimmy Ward failed to possess the ball before it hit the ground.
After the game, Washington head coach Ron Rivera told reporters Smith was really tight in his calf and could not loosen it. According to John Keem of ESPN. It is too early to speculate whether he will be able to start in the 15th week. According to Ian Roboport of the NFL Network, Smith found a calf that “looks somewhat mild”, and the X-rays were negative.
Hoskins, who started the first four games of the 2020 season, finished with 939 yards, four touchdowns and 61 percent of his pass for three interceptions. He was benchmarked for ankle fracture Kyle Allen against the New York Giants in Week 9, which opened the door for Smith to return. With Washington now moving its own destiny forward, Smith’s health condition needs to be kept an eye on.