Three-time Pro Bowl quarterback Alex Smith suffered one of the most gruesome injuries in NFL history in 2018 when he suffered both a spinal fracture and compound fracture in his right leg. The leg itself took 17 surgeries to fix and Smith has been rehabbing since.
Smith was in his first season as the starting QB for the Washington Redskins when the injury occurred.
While Smith's injury was thought as possibly career-ending, Smith seems determined to return to the league and he's not the only one. Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, who coached Smith to the best years of his career from 2013 until 2017, stated that he and many others in the league are pulling for the 35-year-old QB to make a return.
“Injuries are part of the game, but the injury that he had, it breaks your heart because you know how much he loves the game,” Reid said via a Zoom call with local media. “This guy, he’s a good-looking guy, people get tied in up in the way he looks – he’s got the quarterback look – good looking guy, speaks well, does all that stuff. But underneath that is a tough, tough guy that is highly competitive and has this drive that is ridiculous. So, you know how much the game means to him.
A one-hour documentary about Smith and his road to recovery titled ‘Project 11' premiered on ESPN on Friday.
Smith was traded from the San Fransisco 49ers to the Chiefs in 2013 and under Reid's tutelage, the former No. 1 overall pick would take his game to the next level. In five seasons as a Chief, Smith completed 65.1 percent of his passes for 17,608 yards, 102 touchdowns and 33 interceptions while adding 1,672 yards and 10 additional TDs on the ground during that time.
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