This was the Alex Smith comeback years in the making.
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 a triumphant return to the NFL. Months later, in the spring of 2021, he stood with his family on a slope in Big Sky, Montana, ready for the next part of his life.
Taken No. 1 overall in the 2005 NFL draft , Smith had become a steady starting quarterback for San Francisco, Kansas City and finally Washington, driven initially, he concedes, by a fear of failure. He managed by learning to control what he could. Quarterbacking Washington that day, he dropped back on a third-and-9, and two Texans converged, landing on top of him. Smith knew his leg was broken before a fuzzy haze completely enveloped him. He didn’t see pieces of bone jutting through his skin. Elizabeth rose from her seat. She saw Smith grab his leg but couldn’t tell if he had hurt his ankle or foot. Hudson grabbed her close as workers rushed to wheel a medical gurney onto the field in Maryland.
Alex Smith with his children Sloane, Hudson and Hayes in Woodside, Calif., Aug. 15, 2023. Smith returned to play pro football after a horrific leg injury nearly killed him. Nothing about his recovery prepared him for the helplessness of watching his daughter battle a brain tumor. It’s part of a daily fight the Smiths have largely forfeited. Sloane will find herself in her mom’s makeup or perfume. On one hand, Elizabeth tells Sloane she’s too young to leave the house wearing that stuff.
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