A picture snapped at a recent Washington organized team activity showed quarterback Alex Smith throwing a football during the practice session.Head coach Jay Gruden confirmed on Tuesday that Smith “can play catch” when asked about his throwing. The picture only showed Smith from the waist up Dwayne Haskins Redskins Jersey , but tight end Vernon Davis said last week that Smith is still wearing the external fixator he’s been sporting on his right leg since leaving the hospital following surgery to repair last year’s severe break.Gruden said, via Tom Pelissero of NFL Media, that Smith has been “recovering nicely” and that he believes Smith will return sooner than most people think.There’s been talk of the injury being a career-ending one for Smith, so any return would beat those estimates and it’s clear that Washington is planning for life without him in 2019 and beyond. They traded for Case Keenum as a short-term option and drafted Dwayne Haskins in the first round with designs on making him their long-term starter. The Eagles expect to open the regular season without having Kamu Grugier-Hill in the lineup due to a knee injury and he might not be the only missing member of the linebacking corps.Nigel Bradham tore ligaments in his toe during the Eagles’ playoff loss to the Saints and he’s been slowly working his way back into the mix this offseason. , but Bradham says he’s “not really” close to feeling ready for 11-on-11 work and unsure if he’ll be ready to go in the season opener.“I just have to get comfortable, real comfortable https://www.theredskinslockerroom.com/authentic-dwayne-haskins-jersey , with my feet,” Bradham said, via the . “I’ve got to get my power back and stuff like that.”If Bradham and Grugier-Hill are out, the Eagles would likely go with Nate Gerry, L.J. Fort and Zach Brown as their starting linebackers in Week One.