Redskins' QB Alex Smith Out of the Hospital After Surgeries, Infection
Smith broke his tibia and fibula during a game against the Texans in November
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The trade for Alex Smith has Pat Collins wondering how many quarterbacks have had since the Redskins last went to the Super Bowl.
Alex Smith has been released from the hospital and is back home after breaking his right leg, undergoing a series of surgeries and fighting an infection.
Smith broke his tibia and fibula during a game against the Texans in November. His recovery required multiple surgeries to fix spiral fractures and he needed more procedures to fight off an infection int he leg, News4 partner NBC Sports Washington reported.
Smith's wife announced the good news in an Instagram post shared by the Redskins that shows the quarterback sitting near a Christmas tree under a blanket with the team logo.
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Giant's Lawrence Taylor (56) leaps for Redskins quarterback Joe Theismann in the second quarter in this photo taken on Nov. 18, 1985. Theismann was taken to a local hospital with a compound fracture to his right leg that he received on the play.
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Alex Smith #11 of the Washington Redskins is sacked and injured by Kareem Jackson #25 of the Houston Texans in the third quarter of the game at FedExField on November 18, 2018 in Landover, Maryland.
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Alex Smith #11 of the Washington Redskins is sacked and injured by Kareem Jackson #25 of the Houston Texans in the third quarter of the game at FedExField on November 18, 2018 in Landover, Maryland.
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Curtis Jordan wept over Joe Theismann, after a sack by Lawrence Taylor resulted in his broken leg.
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Athletic trainers and a Redskins player surround Redskins quarterback Joe Theismann on the field at RFK Stadium after Theismann broke his leg.
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Alex Smith #11 of the Washington Redskins lays on the field after being sacked and injured by Kareem Jackson #25 of the Houston Texans in the third quarter of the game at FedExField on November 18, 2018 in Landover, Maryland.
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Joe Theismann was helped by teammate Mark May #73 and others after being injured when sacked by linebacker Lawrence Taylor #56 of the New York Giants during a Monday Night Football game at RFK Stadium on November 18, 1985 in D.C. Talking with Taylor is defensive lineman Leonard Marshall.
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Joe Theismann was taken off of the field after he suffered a comminuted compound fracture of his right leg. Theismann played for the Redskins from 1974-85.
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Alex Smith #11 of the Washington Redskins is helped off the field after being sacked and injured by Kareem Jackson #25 of the Houston Texans in the third quarter of the game at FedExField on November 18, 2018 in Landover, Maryland.
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Alex Smith #11 of the Washington Redskins reacts as he is carted off the field after an injury in the third quarter against the Houston Texans at FedExField on November 18, 2018 in Landover, Maryland.
