Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith made the rounds on Super Bowl radio row Tuesday afternoon at the Mall of America, with most questions centering on his future because the Chiefs drafted Patrick Mahomes in the first round last year. It didn’t take long for that future to come into focus with reports Tuesday night that the Chiefs have reached an agreement to trade Smith to the Redskins.

Smith believes new Bears coach Matt Nagy — the Chiefs offensive coordinator the last two seasons and quarterbacks coach for three years before that — will work wonders with Mitch Trubisky, another 2017 first-round pick. When the Bears hired Nagy earlier this month, he raved about his relationship with Smith, and the feeling is clearly mutual for the three-time Pro Bowl quarterback, who between stops to talk about what lies ahead for him reflected on a coach who helped him improve as a player.

“He and I spent five years together and we were about as close as it gets from a coach-and-player relationship,” said Smith, who remains under contract to the Chiefs for one more year and is the subject of trade speculation. “To see him grow as a quarterbacks coach, then go to coordinator and now I am pumped for him as he becomes a head coach.

“I think he is going to do awesome. He has the it deal. I don’t know how to say it, but he is so comfortable around the guys, so comfortable in front of the room. Leading guys, he is so real, honest and very gifted from an X’s and O’s standpoint.

“So sad to see him go from a personal perspective, but (I’m) pumped for him and his opportunities with Chicago and Trubisky. I think he is going to do a lot of fun stuff with (Trubisky).”

Nagy didn’t name a lot of people at his introductory news conference, but he singled out Smith, calling him “my guy.”

Photos of quarterback Mitch Trubisky, the No. 2 pick by the Chicago Bears in the 2017 NFL draft.

“He was special to me,” Nagy said. “We built a great relationship. He helped me grow as a coach, as a person, as a leader, and I just want to thank him for that.”

Smith’s career — seven years with the 49ers and the last five with the Chiefs — looks very different from a statistical perspective.

He was 38-36-1 in 75 starts in San Francisco and 50-26 in 76 starts in Kansas City. Smith completed 59.3 percent of his passes for the 49ers with 81 touchdowns, 63 interceptions and 6.6 yards per attempt. For the Chiefs, he completed 65.1 percent with 102 touchdowns, 33 interceptions and 7.2 yards per pass.

Nagy served as Smith’s position coach for the first three seasons before Chiefs coach Andy Reid elevated Nagy to offensive coordinator in 2016. No success happens instantly, but Smith predicts things will click quickly for the Bears in what will likely be a season of transition.

“I just think he is going to utilize Trubisky’s strengths from day one,” Smith said. “He is going to find out what those are and take advantage of them. I think (Nagy) is going to put him in positions to have success early to get in a rhythm.

“It’s hard sometimes, and I’ve been there. I watched (the Bears) a couple times this year and felt almost all of (Trubisky’s) pass attempts came on third down, and that’s a hard way to play because I have been there too as a young player. He didn’t have the breather completions and throws to get himself into a rhythm, and I think Matt will do a great job just building it around him, tailoring it to his strengths, putting pieces around him that will help him.”

If Nagy can bond with Trubisky similarly to how he did with Smith, the Bears could be on their way to becoming explosive on offense.

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