![]() ![]() Washington won the NFC East, and though the last three weeks of the season, Smith’s leg again kept him out of the lineup for two of those games and the playoff game, he was voted the NFL Comeback Player of the Year for his inspiring rehabilitation and return to the NFL as a starting quarterback. He worked and worked daily, to increase the strength and control in his leg, and after missing all of the 2019 season, Smith returned in 2020, not only to the roster, but actually started six games, playing in eight. As a result, film of Smith learning to walk again on a treadmill revealed his right foot “slapping” the treadmill every single time in his walking gait. With the loss of his anterior tibialis, Smith was unable to simply control the descent of his right foot to the ground in simple walking. In 2018, Smith sustained a life-threatening compound fracture injury to his right leg in 2018. The rehabbing efforts of Alex Smith were frankly, nothing short of extraordinary. He played 16 seasons in the NFL and was named to three Pro Bowls. Smith would lose to infection his anterior tibialis and doctors needed to perform skin grafts from Smith’s upper thigh down to his lower leg. But soon Smith experienced inflammation and infection, quickly resulting in muscle and tissue that died and would not recover. The spiraling upward effect of the fracture resulted in many screws inserted into Smith’s leg in a process called Plate and Screw Fixation. Human bones being stronger in compression than torsion, Smith suffered a compound fracture and a spiraling fracture. The result was a broken fibula and tibia for Smith. Watt arrived just after Jackson and also landed on top of Smith. Not only did Jackson sack Smith, but J.J. The play was first very disappointing because Alex Smith dropped back and a Houston blitz was entirely whiffed by the offensive line, resulting in Smith being sacked by Kareem Jackson for a loss of 13 yards. With just under eight minutes remaining in the third quarter, Washington faced a 3rd & 9 at the Houston 24, trailing 17-7. ![]() Yet, the 36-year old QB believes it was indeed related.Almost four years to the day (November 18, 2018), the Houston Texans came to FedEx Field to play Washington in a game which is now remembered mostly for one horrific play. Doctors declared the fracture as “unrelated” to his 2018 injury. In an interview with CBS’ 60 Minutes, the injury was described as a “bone bruise.” But now we have another wrinkle to the mystery of his injury.Īccording to Sports Illustrated, an X-ray revealed Smith suffered a stress fracture in his surgically-repaired right leg. However, Smith said in January the injury was “more complicated” than a calf strain. Smith missed the playoff game as well as two of the last three regular season games with what was described by Washington as a calf strain. The documentary by E:60 will chronicle Smith’s road to recovery after a dramatic injury that sidelined him for more than a year with the Redskins. Unfortunately, his comeback year ended with inactive and in street clothes on the sidelines watching Washington lose in the Wild Card Round to the eventual Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers. A documentary on Washington Redskins and former Kansas City Chiefs star quarterback Alex Smith will debut this week. His inspirational return earned him 2020 NFL Comeback Player of the Year. Two years after his devastating and catastrophic leg injury, Smith returned to start six games and lead the Washington Football Team to an NFC East division title. Alex Smith amazed the sports world with his incredible comeback last year. ![]()
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