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Barry Werner

Washington’s Alex Smith is active for first time since horrific leg injury

There has been all sorts of troubling news in the NFL with COVID-19 turning the schedule into chaos. Time to mention something everyone should appreciate and celebrate:

Alex Smith is active today as the backup quarterback for the Washington Football Team. It is the first time the former No. 1 overall pick of the San Francisco 49ers has been active since suffering a horrific leg injury in November 2018.

Smith will be backing up Kyle Allen, who is replacing the benched Dwayne Haskins.

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