Quarterback Smith ‘jacked’ to be joining Redskins

The trade won’t be official until next month, but quarterback Alex Smith is already psyched about being the new starting quarterback for the Washington Redskins. “I would be lying if I said the wife and I have not been scoping out the area on Google Maps,” Smith said Thursday on the Murph & Mac podcast on KNBR-AM in San Francisco. “I’m jacked. I’m really excited. Once I found out that things in Kansas City were going in a different direction, I was pumped at the opportunity, and when Washington came calling I was hopeful that that was a possible destination, and I’m just jacked that it worked out. They wanted me because the feeling was mutual, and I’m looking forward to it.” The Chiefs agreed to trade Smith, 33, to Washington for a third-round draft pick and cornerback Kendall Fuller, a Baltimore native who attended Good Counsel. Smith then agreed to a four-year extension worth up to $94 million. The veteran quarterback is on his third NFL team and approaching the tail end of his playing career. “I feel amazing,” said Smith, who turns 34 in May. “I feel great. I feel like the last five, six years have flown by. I’ve had more fun than I’ve ever had playing the game. My body feels great, so yeah. I feel like I can’t see the horizon at this point. People keep asking me that, and I don’t see it in the near future. Obviously things change, but I’m just loving what I’m doing too much, the challenge of it. I still haven’t gotten there obviously, and you’re after that big one, right? You’re trying to do whatever you can and try to figure it out and find the answer.” COLLEGE WRESTLING: Redshirt junior Ryan Diehl secured a first-period fall over returning AllAmerican Tommy Thorn, and four other Terps picked up victories in the Maryland’s 26-22 loss to No. 19 Minnesota (6-7 3-5 Big Ten). Alfred Bannister (149 pounds) won by major decision, Niko Cappello ( 184) earned a forfeit victory and DavidBrian Whisler (197) and No. 7 Youssif Hemida (285) both wonby decision for the Terps (4-11, 0-9). COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Maryland erased a onerun deficit in the late innings for a 2-1 victory over Middle Tennessee State (1-4) at the Stacy Winsberg Memorial Tournament in Los Angeles for its first win of the season. Freshman Hannah Eslick (Glen Burnie) drove in the game-winning run in her second career at-bat to secure the victory as the Terps moved to 1-4. —