All aTwitter: 20 April 2021

QB Alex Smith announces retirement after 16-year career. pic.twitter.com/wbjDJ6LjUJ

— NFL (@NFL) April 19, 2021

Say what you want but Alex Smith was a winner and a real leader. He was 11-5 in Washington as a starter (5-1 this past season). His story is truly remarkable and an inspiration for those dealing with adversity and setbacks to never give up.

— Lake Lewis Jr (@LakeLewis) April 19, 2021

1st overall pick
35,650 passing yards
199 passing TDs
3x Pro Bowl selection
Leader
Captain
Inspiration

Congratulations on a hell of a career, 1⃣1⃣! pic.twitter.com/uqNTY7lpyr

— Washington Football Team (@WashingtonNFL) April 19, 2021

From NFL Now: Alex Smith has retired after authoring one of the coolest comeback stories in NFL history. pic.twitter.com/lMrmZULfXb

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 19, 2021

Alex Smith details how he considered signing with the Jaguars before ultimately deciding to hang it up after 16 years in the NFL pic.twitter.com/t2v2w4AdSd

— Outside The Lines (@OTLonESPN) April 19, 2021

Smith’s retirement has no impact on @WashingtonNFL’s 2021 cap since they terminated his contract back in March. He’s currently counting 8.2M against their cap. That would’ve be been 10.8M but they received a 2.6M credit from the insurance policy they took out against Smith. #WFT

— IG | @J.I.Halsell (@SalaryCap101) April 19, 2021

The NFL's Comeback Player of the Year honor should be renamed the Alex Smith Award.

— Adam Rank (@adamrank) April 19, 2021

QB Alex Smith walks away from the #NFL having earned just under $190M across 16 seasons with the #49ers, & #Chiefs, & #WashingtonFootballTeam. The former #1 overall selection ends with a 99-67-1 record, and 199 TD passes.https://t.co/V2VrIMGlam pic.twitter.com/602xphvI9w

— Spotrac (@spotrac) April 19, 2021

Proud is an understatement.

Congratulations to Alex Smith on his retirement. A true #ProUtes pic.twitter.com/WxmShMUMwU

— Utah Football (@Utah_Football) April 19, 2021

Bottom line for WFT draft: there’s a lot of mystery about what will happen and in many cases their desires. They like it that way. Picking 19 forces them to consider many, many scenarios. In the end: nobody really knows what they’ll do. Nobody.

— John Keim (@john_keim) April 19, 2021

Per source: Washington will not be at Trey Lance’s Pro Day. Would not read anything into their absence. Would take a big move up of course but after discussing whether to go, clear their feelings on him have been formed. Now, what those feelings are? Silence for them is golden

— John Keim (@john_keim) April 19, 2021

North Dakota St. QB Trey Lance has his second Pro Day today, and #49ers GM John Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan will be in attendance. So will officials from the #Falcons, #Broncos, and #Patriots. With less than two weeks to go, a final look at a top QB.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 19, 2021

I’m told Lance went to work with Beck at Shanahan’s request, and that the Niners’ coaching staff gave Beck a list of drills they wanted Lance to work on ahead of Monday’s workout. Effectively, the 49ers designed the workout and will have a hand in administering it.

— Dan Graziano (@DanGrazianoESPN) April 19, 2021

Worth noting, of course, that Beck also works with Justin Fields, who along with Mac Jones is also under consideration for the 49ers at pick No. 3.

— Dan Graziano (@DanGrazianoESPN) April 19, 2021

Sounds like a good time for the WFT to think about a trade.https://t.co/K2sBdufcRs https://t.co/sSRmIZtBc9

— Bill-in-Bangkok (@billhorgan2005) April 19, 2021

Another one. There was some hope he had turned a corner. Or could compete for a spot. No longer. RB remains on the list of desires in the draft. https://t.co/UnM73bbZtD

— John Keim (@john_keim) April 19, 2021

Washington drafting Najee Harris at 19 confirmed

— Mark Bullock (@MarkBullockNFL) April 19, 2021

For a start, I’m not with the athletic any more. Secondly, I was joking

— Mark Bullock (@MarkBullockNFL) April 19, 2021

None of these guys took a single regular season snap again for #WashingtonFootball after his headline from @michaelpRTD nearly nine months ago pic.twitter.com/R5LD4wiwke

— T M (@reshmanuel) April 19, 2021

Around 20-30 showed up in the building. Limited to strength&conditioning work/coaches. They weren’t quite sure what to expect but this is around the range they anticipated. https://t.co/pb55Fa2d3D

— John Keim (@john_keim) April 19, 2021

We’re not there. Saw nothing. Won’t see them for a while. No idea when

— John Keim (@john_keim) April 19, 2021

When our beloved friend @TerezPaylor died on Feb. 12, it crushed many of us.

We talked about how we could honor him, and we knew we had to keep the "All Juice Team" going in his memory.

So here is your 2021 All-Juice squad. We hope we did you proud, T.https://t.co/R4VyR60O3k

— Eric Edholm (@Eric_Edholm) April 19, 2021

PFF's FINAL WR Rankings for the 2021 Draft

Check out the rest of PFF's Big Board⤵️https://t.co/bjP2df0KWw pic.twitter.com/8w8VvY4fwd

— PFF (@PFF) April 19, 2021

The #Dolphins have already made two moves in the NFL Draft and they may not be done yet: Sources say they’ve received calls from teams looking to trade up to No. 6 and it is something they’re considering. Lot of things in play, but Miami could be at it again.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 19, 2021

This draft class is so deep at OT that if we miss out on the top 3 (IMHO, Sewell, Slater, and Darrisaw) I'd be comfortable waiting til the 3rd to see what high-upside dude is left. Gotta be one of the following at #74:

Eichenberg, Leatherwood, Cosmi, Little, North, Christensen

— WASHINGTON FOOTBALL (@HogsHaven) April 19, 2021

To give you an idea of how much of an outlier this OT class is, here are the top 15 tackles all-time in composite athleticism (thanks @MathBomb). 4 -- 27%(!) -- are in this year's draft. Out of the remaining 11, 7 (64%) developed into quality starters. SUPER high correlation. pic.twitter.com/bqj53rBCHg

— WASHINGTON FOOTBALL (@HogsHaven) April 19, 2021

How is Washington not on this list at 19? https://t.co/8sH57R0bZ0

— Bill-in-Bangkok (@billhorgan2005) April 19, 2021

Kyle Pitts has it all ️

️ @Ihartitz pic.twitter.com/1Cgpxfky6I

— PFF (@PFF) April 19, 2021

UGA game was rough in pass pro..he notably improved in the ensuing weeks but think the issues still popped up (range/set pts). Will need schemed help on obv pass downs at T, but has the makeup to move inside, just hasn't played there before. Some David Edwards vibes for me.

— Brandon Thorn (@BrandonThornNFL) April 19, 2021

As we wait to see what happens with Orlando Brown... https://t.co/hv3JBitjnj

— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) April 19, 2021

Most contracts with void years, by team:
1. PHI: 14
2. CHI: 12
T-3. NO/SEA: 8
5. CLE: 7
6. ARI: 6
T-7. GB/TB: 5
T-9. DAL/SF/DET/PIT: 4

Teams with no contracts with void years: MIA, NYJ, BAL, IND, JAX, DEN, LAC (oddly enough, all AFC teams)

— Nick Korte (@nickkorte) April 19, 2021

Players with more than $10M in cap dollars placed in void years:
1. Tom Brady: $24M
2. Dak Prescott: $13.2M
3. Terron Armstead: $13M
4. Javon Hargrave: $11.956M
*Drew Brees: $11.5M
5. Ben Roethlisberger: $10.34M
6. Brandon Graham: $10.148M

— Nick Korte (@nickkorte) April 19, 2021

I should add that Dak Prescott's number will likely rise next offseason.

DAL has an extra void year in his contract that currently has a $0 cap number.

But it's there to possibly automatically restructure his $20M base salary in 2022 if they so choose.https://t.co/RYAw11SSjb https://t.co/qtHLerRLeS

— Nick Korte (@nickkorte) April 19, 2021

The NFL’s reluctance on the booth umpire/SkyJudge is perhaps the dumbest thing I’ve encountered in 16 years covering the league. Evidently, common sense isn’t common ... enough?

Should’ve been done 5 years ago. Would’ve saved a lot of headaches. https://t.co/AhFrV4V3cP

— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) April 19, 2021

Proposal to delay head coaching searches unlikely to pass. https://t.co/3s5n7d9NBH

— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) April 19, 2021

OTA's are scheduled to start this week for the 'first phase' and we've got you covered with everything you need to know, including start dates for all 32 NFL teams https://t.co/tKfqGX5lRb pic.twitter.com/oxd1dXEcOW

— Pro Football Network (@PFN365) April 19, 2021

Urban Meyer: We're going to keep an eye on Alex Smith. https://t.co/QWEAx4gpl2

— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) April 19, 2021

The #Bengals have unveiled their new uniforms. pic.twitter.com/fDwAlU6vuT

— NFL Update (@MySportsUpdate) April 19, 2021

Eagles twitter in 10 days pic.twitter.com/lDZ4Qaoy3f

— Chad (@chizzy_getsbusy) April 19, 2021

BREAKING: ⁦@NFL⁩ player Aldon Smith ... wanted in #Nola suburb of ⁦@StBGov⁩ by the sheriff and district attorney. More ⁦@wdsu⁩ - ⁦@RapSheet⁩ ⁦@AdamSchefter⁩ ⁦@SlaterNFL⁩ ⁦@diannaESPN⁩ ⁦@ProFootballTalk⁩ pic.twitter.com/p5mDsXdDBS

— Travers Mackel (@TraversWDSU) April 19, 2021

We've tried to gentle explain the Aldon Smith situation. And why the #Cowboys said goodbye. Today, sadly, might help some of you further understand.

— fishsports (@fishsports) April 19, 2021

From NFL Now: #Texans QB Deshaun Watson and his legal team has filed its response to allegations. They are extremely detailed and specific. pic.twitter.com/1RWEIqn4MS

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 19, 2021

Sports. https://t.co/5S7rCo2BMH

— Rex Chapman (@RexChapman) April 19, 2021

Why did Josh Allen run like that pic.twitter.com/rHjKiabfgX

— Footballism™ (@FootbaIIism) April 18, 2021

What it’d be like if you had to talk to the media on Zoom after a bad weekend of sports betting pic.twitter.com/b4bmXFnxGc

— Pete Hailey (@PeteHaileyNBCS) April 19, 2021

Wait... I want one. pic.twitter.com/CoJcEmjOmP

— George Hahn (@georgehahn) April 19, 2021

Whales in the garden - Canada - pic.twitter.com/vpnIk1Tg0Y

— Gabriele Corno (@Gabriele_Corno) April 17, 2021