If Alex Smith’s injury forces him to retire, the #Redskins would likely keep him on the reserve/retired list through 2020, then release him. This would amount to dead cap hits of:

2019: $20.4M ($15M cash)
2020: $21.4M ($16M cash)
2021: $10.8M

Hopefully this point is moot.

— Spotrac (@spotrac) November 20, 2018