About a year and a half ago, Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith suffered a freak leg injury that required 17 surgeries and has kept him out since.
Despite post-surgery infections that nearly required amputation of his leg, Smith still has every intention of returning to play. He’s on the comeback trail now, and on his 36th birthday, Smith’s wife Elizabeth shared this look at the quarterback undergoing drills amid his injury rehabilitation.
It’s incredible to see Smith still working to recover from injury, and we certainly hope that he can make it back to the gridiron one day. His rehabilitation was the subject of an E:60 special, Project 11.
In a birthday message, Elizabeth also wrote on Instagram, “I am in awe of his perseverance everyday. He just keeps getting stronger and refuses to give up.”
