Eighty-five days and numerous scary moments had passed since Alex Smith suffered a compound fracture in his right leg, and for many of those days, his medical team and family were focused on ...

Alex Smith's return to an NFL field could ... Following that first procedure to address the compound fracture, Smith needed 16 more surgeries before his leg could be fully on the way to recovery.

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 ...

Alex Smith suffered a spiral fracture that started ... Since Alex had suffered a compound fracture (a complex fracture with the bone breaking through the skin), they say there is a risk of infection.

Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith took another step in his recovery from the compound fracture that has kept him sidelined for more than eight months. In a photo posted to her Instagram ...

Washington Football Team quarterback Alex Smith said he heard plenty of people wonder why he would want to make this comeback. Almost two years removed from a compound leg fracture that required ...

After suffering a spiral and compound fracture to his tibia and fibula ... The year before Mahomes took the helm as signal-caller, Smith was brilliant. Alex Smith is now an NFL analyst for ESPN.

The latest info on Redskins quarterback Alex Smith’s injury sounds gruesome, but it makes medical sense and backs up our initial analysis. TweetA compound fracture is a term that is not used in ...

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott was transported to a local hospital for surgery after suffering a compound fracture ... years after gruesome injury, Alex Smith proves triumphant even ...

Not even Alex Smith expected to be back on a football field after suffering a compound leg fracture in November 2018, his right leg ravaged and his career seemingly over just 10 games after coming ...

Alex Smith returned to play pro football after ... He had endured a gruesome compound fracture in his right leg that led to a life-threatening infection but persisted through all of it to make ...

The important and unfortunate word in this statement is compound. That means the fracture punctured the skin and creates a massive risk for infection. Players like Alex Smith and Kevin Ware ...