
Alex Smith retires after returning from life-threatening leg injury
NY Post
Alex Smith’s amazing comeback is over.
The veteran quarterback announced his retirement on Monday after returning last season from a life-threatening leg fracture. “Two years ago I was sitting in a wheelchair, staring at my mangled leg, wondering if I’d ever be able to go on a walk with my wife again or play games with my kids in the yard. Putting my helmet back on was the furthest thing from my mind,” Smith narrated in a video that featured shots of him rehabbing from the compound leg fracture he suffered on a sack on Nov. 18, 2018 against the Texans.More Related News

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