Will Washington quarterback Alex Smith ever play again, after suffering that devastating compound fracture of his leg last season?

The odds don’t seem to be in Smith’s favor, since he is 35. And Washington realizes this, having just drafted Dwayne Haskins in Round 1, to compete with Case Keenum this year.

But Smith nonetheless wants to try to play again, as he said in an interview with Fox 5 in Washington, D.C. (You can see the full interview down below.)

When asked if he can perhaps play football again, Smith said, “That’s the plan. I’ve got to conquer some more steps for that.”

As NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport noted, one of the more interesting parts of the interview comes when Smith discusses the leg stabilizer that he believes will really help his comeback:

Washington, of course, traded for Smith last offseason, in a deal with the Chiefs, who were moving forward with Patrick Mahomes as their quarterback. Washington needed to replace Kirk Cousins, who signed that massive free agent contract with the Vikings.

But now, in the wake of Smith’s leg injury, Washington has had to start all over again at quarterback this offseason. The organization clearly isn’t counting on having Smith any time soon, if ever again. His contract runs through 2022, for what it’s worth. Clearly, his window for returning is shrinking, regardless of his contract situation, due to his age and injury.

And while it remains unclear if Smith is going to be able to play again, he definitely wants to continue what has been a pretty solid (albeit not amazing) career for the first overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft.

Here’s the video of Smith’s interview:

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