Watch: Family celebrates as Alex Smith is officially cleared for football activities

How about some joy in the COVID-19 throttled world? Check out the family of Washington Football Team quarterback Alex Smith after he learned Saturday he is cleared officially for football activities.

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Hard work pays off! Lots to celebrate in the Smith house tonight.

A post shared by Elizabeth Smith (@lizbsmith11) on Aug 15, 2020 at 6:49pm PDT

Smith suffered a compound fracture in his left leg that required more than 15 surgeries since 2018.

Washington Football QB Alex Smith has been cleared for football activity, per source. Wow.

— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) August 16, 2020

Smith, a former No. 1 overall pick of the San Francisco 49ers who also played for the Chiefs, will be in competition for the Washington job with Dwayne Haskins, who struggled as a rookie after being a first-round draft pick from Ohio State.

Smith is expected to be activated off the PUP list as soon as Sunday.

A move to activate Alex Smith from the PUP list is expected as soon as tomorrow. Another milestone on his remarkable road back. https://t.co/KSkZGVVJmd

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) August 16, 2020

“If Alex is healthy and continues to get healthy and we do activate him, he’s going to be in the throes of this competition,” coach Ron Rivera said last week. “It’s going to unfold very nicely as a football team for us because competition is only going to make you better. It’s going to push the young guys as well.”