Chiefs’ owner hopes Alex Smith is with team longer than two years
By Mike Dyce
The Kansas City Chiefs had a great season that unfortunately didn’t translate into post season success. It is in part because of new quarterback Alex Smith and head coach Andy Reid’s arrival. Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt hopes that Smith sticks around for longer than two years, his contract is set to expire after the 2014 season.
“When we made the trade for him a year ago, that was part of the thinking,” Hunt said on 810 WHB, via Adam Teicher of ESPN.com. “I don’t think that thinking has changed. He came in and did a nice job. We’re glad to have him as a part of the Kansas City Chiefs and we hope it’s longer than a two-year stay.”
Hunt had a lot of praise for Smith as well.
“Alex is somebody who demonstrated he could play at a pretty high level with the 49ers the last several years,” Hunt said. “Certainly we were hopeful we would see that version of him. One of the things I enjoyed about the season was watching him get better as we went along, which makes sense. Andy’s offense is pretty complicated, even for someone as bright as Alex. But the longer he played in it, the longer the rest of the team was in this offense, you could see him getting better. I think it’s very exciting for 2014 to see where that offense goes.”