How Alex Smith chose to save his leg and then came back to win games in the NFL

On November 18, 2018, Alex Smith sustained a life-altering leg injury during an intense NFL matchup against Houston. Battling through harrowing medical setbacks, including sepsis and multiple ...

Painful ‘tib-fib’ bond connects former 49ers Smith, Young and San Jose State alum Parry at St. Francis

MOUNTAIN VIEW — Alex Smith’s right leg tells a story. It’s a tale of pain, time and a village of family, friends, doctors and nurses coming together over years of effort and heartache to save his limb ...
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Former NFL quarterback Alex Smith was ‘scared’ using pain medication after life-threatening leg injury

No one knows the dangers of playing in the NFL more than former quarterback Alex Smith. In 2018, while playing for the Washington Commanders, the veteran signal-caller suffered a gruesome leg injury ...
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Theismann on Alex Smith injury: Exactly like mine

Joe Theismann tells NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport that Redskins' quarterback Alex Smith's 2018 leg injury was exactly like his and that Smith "came very, very close to losing his leg." ...