Report: Alex Smith fully cleared for football activity, completing 21-month comeback from horrific leg injury
Alex Smith’s return to the football field is just about complete.
NBC Sports Washington’s JP Finlay. It has been nearly 21 months since Smith went down with a gruesome leg injury in 2018, which has required more than a dozen surgeries and extensive rehab.” data-reactid=”17″ type=”text”>The Washington quarterback has been fully cleared for football activity and will be activated from the PUP list, according to NBC Sports Washington’s JP Finlay. It has been nearly 21 months since Smith went down with a gruesome leg injury in 2018, which has required more than a dozen surgeries and extensive rehab.
Smith’s wife hinted something was coming with a heartwarming champagne celebration posted on Instagram hours before the news broke of Smith’s impending activation.
cleared to return to football by his surgical team last month, but Washington still opted to place him on the PUP list to open training camp. The move prevented Smith from participating in team practice, but allowed him to work with team trainers individually and participate in team conditioning exercises.” data-reactid=”25″ type=”text”>Smith was cleared to return to football by his surgical team last month, but Washington still opted to place him on the PUP list to open training camp. The move prevented Smith from participating in team practice, but allowed him to work with team trainers individually and participate in team conditioning exercises.
Activation from the PUP list is essentially the last step remaining on Smith’s journey back to the football field. The only thing left would be competing for playing time at quarterback.
Washington coach: Alex Smith will get shot at QB job
maintained that Smith will get a fair shot at the starting job.” data-reactid=”28″ type=”text”>Since Smith arrived at Washington’s training camp, head coach Ron Rivera has maintained that Smith will get a fair shot at the starting job.
From NBC Sports Washington:
“If Alex is healthy and continues to get healthy and we do activate him, he’s going to be in the throes of this competition,” Rivera said last week. “It’s going to unfold very nicely as a football team for us because competition is only going to make you better. It’s going to push the young guys as well.”
Former first-round pick Dwayne Haskins remains the entrenched starter at quarterback for Washington, but it’s fair to say we’ve already seen unlikelier things from Smith in his recovery.
Alex Smith is reportedly ready for football. What a story. (Photo by John McDonnell/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Smith’s recovery was horrific
the actual visuals presented by the ESPN documentary “Project 11.” Anyone who saw what Smith’s leg actually looked like as it was treated likely have the image burned into their memory.” data-reactid=”45″ type=”text”>No one thought Smith would have a smooth recovery given how awful his injury looked, but few were ready for the actual visuals presented by the ESPN documentary “Project 11.” Anyone who saw what Smith’s leg actually
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