The Facts: Smith's future, once as uncertain as they come, ended up including a return to the football field in 2020. Smith appeared in eight games (six starts), completing 66.7 percent of his passes and posting a 5-1 mark to help Washington reach the postseason. As he said, he also pounded on his leg, and eventually it knocked him out of action again. The good news is his latest injury wasn't a setback, and it sounds as if he's invigorated by his 2020 experience. "Obviously it was unfortunate at the end to get the bone contusion and struggling with that the last couple weeks, but for me, it was completely unrelated to obviously my prior injury," Smith said.

Diehards Line:Smith added: "So I'm excited, I'm excited to see what I can do this offseason. I feel like I've got a list of things, football-wise and just life that I want to go do that I've been wondering about ever since I broke my leg and wondering if I'd ever do again. I want to go chase those down this offseason. ..." Smith's closing on that specific topic is most important for the football fan who wants to see him back on the field in 2021. The NFL's Comeback Player of the Year achieved one goal by just returning, then another by playing well enough to keep his job. Why stop there? He'll need to figure out where he might end up playing -- Washington coach Ron Rivera has been noncommittal on the matter since the end of the season -- but it sounds as if Smith is ready to keep going as long as a team will have him.