We all saw it on that fateful November day when Alex Smith went down to the turf in pain as his right leg lay limp. We watched as he was carted off of the field and the Washington Redskins promising 2018 season took a turn for the worse. Most of us tuned in for the E60 ‘Project 11’ documentary as well, recording his rehab and recovery progress along the way. Through it all though, you haven’t been alone in thinking that it may all be for nothing. After a serious injury like that, there’s no way he will ever really play football in the NFL again.
I’m not so sure of that anymore. After a new workout video of Smith was posted to social media on Thursday in celebration of his birthday, it seems like he may actually have a real chance to get back in the game. He’s running, cutting, dropping back and firing off of that leg, and looking like a healthy player. If you didn’t know what he had gone through over the past two years, you would say he could probably play this next season.
We don’t know when or if that time will ever come, but after seeing this video, I wouldn’t be surprised to see it happen someday.
