the washington post save save if alex smith, the quarterback of the washington football team, needed any reassurance that his right leg would hold up after two years and 17 surgeries out of the game, he got it fairly quickly. some 700 days after a sack by j.j. watt left him with a ...
Alex Smith and his wife are among those who recall how his successful leg surgery quickly took a turn for the worse. Due to potentially disturbing medical images, viewer discretion is advised. (2:20)
Action Network Staff In Sunday’s game against the Houston Texans, Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith suffered a gruesome leg injury that required immediate surgery and will sideline him for the rest of the season. Backup quarterback Colt McCoy will now be under center for Washington’s Wee...
Alex Smith On His Dramatic NFL Comeback After Leg Injury "Here I was, back out on a football field — something I never dreamt in my wildest dreams was actually going to happen," quarterback Alex Smith says. READ MORE: Alex Smith On Emotional Return To Field After Brutal Leg Injury ...
... To see him laying out on that field when the injury happened, fighting to not lose his leg, surgery after surgery, fighting to live and now he's out here zipping that ball around, moving around, sprinting out -- if that doesn't motivate you, I don't know what ...
Smith was named AP Comeback Player of the Year after successfully returning the field following a devastating leg injury that he suffered in Nov. 2018. He had 17 operations and nearly had his leg amputated. "When I decided to come back, I definitely threw a wrench in the team's plan,"...
He has a son named Hudson with his wife Elizabeth Barry. Associated With He took the San Francisco 49ers to within one game of making the Super Bowl, but they lost toEli Manningin overtime of the 2012 NFC title game. Alex Smith Is A Member Of ...
Sadly, Smith's career in Washington never got off the ground due to his leg injury. But in all, Smith showed he had the fortitude and perseverance to prove the doubters wrong and carve out a 16-year career that is undoubtedly worth remembering. He finishes with a career record of 99-67...
Washington quarterback Alex Smith (leg) is expected to be activated from the physically unable to perform list as soon as Sunday, NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported Saturday night, per a source informed of the situation.
, and Washington Football Team, he amassed 35,650 passing yards, 199 touchdowns, and a 62.6% completion rate over 16 seasons. Smith earned three Pro Bowl selections and was recognized as the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year in 2020 after returning from a life-threatening leg injury....