{"id":426514,"date":"2023-06-09T17:57:20","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T17:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=426514"},"modified":"2023-06-10T19:44:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-10T19:44:00","slug":"fans-are-beyond-shocked-to-see-former-nfl-player-alex-smiths-leg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/fans-are-beyond-shocked-to-see-former-nfl-player-alex-smiths-leg\/","title":{"rendered":"Fans Are Beyond Shocked To See Former NFL Player Alex Smith&#8217;s Leg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fans witnessed Alex Smith&#8217;s horrific leg injury live on the field in November 2018. The top choice in the 2005 NFL draft had a difficult path to recovery.<\/p>\n<h2>Fans Are Beyond Shocked To See Former NFL Player Alex Smith&#8217;s Leg<\/h2>\n<p>The former quarterback for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commanders.com\">Washington,<\/a> Kansas City, and San Francisco had what easily could have been a career-ending leg injury in jury duty.<\/p>\n<p>The now-retired quarterback had numerous surgery to fix his leg after breaking his tibia and fibula. Despite all odds, he eventually made it back to the field before his NFL career was ultimately over. Aaron Donald was pitted against that healed limb.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Aaron Donald tested that leg &amp; Alex Smith leg was STRONG <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xyPw9x6Ed8\">https:\/\/t.co\/xyPw9x6Ed8<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a4nMrkI8SR\">pic.twitter.com\/a4nMrkI8SR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lemon Pepper Lou (@LVstackiN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LVstackiN\/status\/1667081630090153984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Fans were shocked to learn that Smith had returned to the field of play while having such a scar, and some are still perplexed as to why Washington head coach Ron Rivera started him against Los Angeles Rams defensive lineman Aaron Donald in his first game back.<\/p>\n<p>One supporter wrote, &#8220;Alex Smith should be the Comeback Player of the Year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">People be making excuses up as to why they can\u2019t do something\u2026. <br \/>Alex Smith played football \ud83c\udfc8 with this leg \ud83e\uddb5\ud83c\udffc I don\u2019t want to hear shit \ud83d\ude24 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kuzEOPCg0s\">pic.twitter.com\/kuzEOPCg0s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Graphk Raider (@GraphkRaider) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GraphkRaider\/status\/1666981340678443009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don\u2019t think anyone has ever loved football more than Alex Smith,&#8221; another fan wrote. &#8220;I\u2019m glad that he was appreciated later in his career.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I will always root for Alex Smith. He hung in there like a trooper during the Niners&#39; lean times and I think might&#39;ve gotten a ring had he not got hurt. Him recovering from this injury makes me respect him that much more. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0NpD0xh8Qn\">https:\/\/t.co\/0NpD0xh8Qn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TheMainMan (@TheM4inMan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheM4inMan\/status\/1667438268214915073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 10, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nSmith accumulated 35,650 yards and 199 touchdowns throughout his NFL career. He was selected three times for the Pro Bowl.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A shocking photo of Alex Smith&#39;s leg is going viral, and it&#39;s leaving fans stunned.<\/p>\n<p>The former Washington QB suffered a gruesome leg injury in 2018, but managed to return to the league.<\/p>\n<p>The photo proves that was a miracle. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rlWDnrVEJS\">https:\/\/t.co\/rlWDnrVEJS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; OutKick (@Outkick) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Outkick\/status\/1667182260095967232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Following his injuries, Smith spent nine months in four separate hospitals and underwent a total of 17 procedures. He played for the Washington Commanders in eight games in 2020, starting six of them after missing the whole 2019 season.<\/p>\n<p>After playing for the team for two seasons, the former star of the Utah Utes retired a month later.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Alex Smith\u2019s wife, Elizabeth, had his old leg brace turned into a Lombardi Trophy as a tribute to his comeback from a leg injury suffered in 2018 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His journey is inspiring\u00a0\ud83d\ude4f<\/p>\n<p>(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lizbsmith11?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@lizbsmith11<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7zDst2Toj1\">pic.twitter.com\/7zDst2Toj1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; B\/R Gridiron (@brgridiron) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brgridiron\/status\/1345927625592590336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 4, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In 174 career games, he completed passes for 35,650 yards, 199 touchdowns, and 160 interceptions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Alex Smith is gushing blood after the center\u2019s cleat spiked his leg. Man. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BLNHwHibSU\">pic.twitter.com\/BLNHwHibSU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MySportsUpdate\/status\/1336092002732158976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 7, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Adams Silver On Ja Morant Suspension: \u201cshould it matter whether or not it\u2019s a real gun?\u201d\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/adams-silver-on-ja-morant-suspension-should-it-matter-whether-or-not-its-a-real-gun\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Adams Silver On Ja Morant Suspension: \u201cshould it matter whether or not it\u2019s a real gun?\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fans witnessed Alex Smith&#8217;s horrific leg injury live on the field in November 2018. The top choice in the 2005 NFL draft had a difficult path to recovery. Fans Are Beyond Shocked To See Former NFL Player Alex Smith&#8217;s Leg The former quarterback for Washington, Kansas City, and San Francisco had what easily could have [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":426516,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[528,9226,9225,5187,2211],"class_list":["post-426514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl","tag-alex-smith","tag-alex-smith-leg","tag-alex-smith-news","tag-nfl-2023","tag-nfl-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/426514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=426514"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/426514\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/426516"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=426514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=426514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=426514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}