While the Browns and Cardinals lost out to the Redskins for Smith's services, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported last week, we now have reason to believe that Denver was never a realistic landing spot.
Speaking with Mike Klis of KUSA in Denver last Saturday, Chiefs chairman and CEO Clark Hunt strongly implied that his organization was unwilling to consider bolstering a division rival.
"I think it's pretty typical in the NFL not to seek trades within the division," Hunt explained. "That's pretty standard fare particularly when we're talking about a high-profile player."
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