Washington quarterback Alex Smith took a significant step in his recovery on Monday, getting the external fixator removed from his right leg. Essentially a bulky metal halo encircling his lower leg, ...

Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith took another step in his recovery from the compound fracture that has kept him sidelined for more than eight months. In a photo posted to her Instagram ...

Alex Smith said last month that he expected to be able to stop wearing an external fixator on his right leg in July and the Washington quarterback’s hope has been realized. Smith had been wearing the ...

Just over two years ago, Alex Smith's life was in jeopardy. Doctors thought at one point they might have to amputate his right leg. Now, Smith is once again the starting quarterback of the Washington ...

The rehabilitation process for Alex Smith has taken a significant step forward. The Washington Redskins quarterback has had the external fixator, which he had worn since breaking both lower bones of ...

Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith will continue to wear an external fixator to secure the broken bones in his right leg for another month after suffering a serious injury in November.

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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 21: Quarterback Alex Smith of the Washington Redskins looks on from a box during the second half of the Washington Wizards and Detroit Pistons game at Capital One Arena on ...

Alex Smith had his surgically implanted external fixator removed Monday, eight months after the 35-year-old Washington Redskins quarterback suffered a horrific leg injury against the Houston Texans.