The Facts: Smith will be "full-go" during training camp for whatever team picks up the free-agent quarterback this offseason.
Diehards Line:
The former second-round pick of the New York Jets told NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport in an interview Monday that he's open to being a backup and proving himself a capable starter wherever he ends up catching on. "Of course, I'm open to (being a backup)," Smith said. "That's not my goal, I don't see myself as that. ..." But the reality is he'll be that -- at least until he gets an opportunity to be more. But before he gets an opportunity to even serve as a backup, Smith will have to prove he's healthy after suffering a torn ACL last October in in his first start since 2014. Smith is in the fifth month of recovery from knee surgery for what he says is a six-to-eight month recovery process. As NFL.com notes, at least a half-dozen quarterback depth charts are question marks this offseason, including where Smith has spent the first four years of his career. Smith told Rapoport a return to the Jets "is not out of the question." Stay tuned.