Big Turk Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 I don't see any way possible for him to come back and play football after that considering his age and that he will be lucky to ever walk properly again let alone try to run , jump or play football. https://www.yahoo.com/sports/report-alex-smith-has-undergone-an-incredible-17-surgeries-on-broken-leg-145526878.html 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffaloboyinATL Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Damn, that is crazy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBear Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Geez...that's sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 good to read that advances in antibiotics can keep you going back to surgery, they would have amputated even a few decades ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Frankish Reich Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Awful. And I thought Bridgewater was the worst injury in recent memory. I liked Alex Smith...player very well for a few years only to see Kaep and then Mahomes steal the limelight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 from a football severe fibtib injury my uncle went through a 7th surgery back in the 70s, told there would be nothing more they could do to save the leg if this one didn't work out. he woke up and found the medical chart on his chest with it stating it was a success. they weren't supposed to leave it there but it was much appreciated. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aristocrat Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 hopefully he can keep the leg and walk somewhat normally again 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatdrought Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 2 minutes ago, row_33 said: from a football severe fibtib injury my uncle went through a 7th surgery back in the 70s, told there would be nothing more they could do to save the leg if this one didn't work out. he woke up and found the medical chart on his chest with it stating it was a success. they weren't supposed to leave it there but it was much appreciated. I can't imagine waking up and being in that post-surgery grog but knowing that you may or may not have the same amount of limbs as when you went under, and then having to check... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 (edited) 3 minutes ago, whatdrought said: I can't imagine waking up and being in that post-surgery grog but knowing that you may or may not have the same amount of limbs as when you went under, and then having to check... the bone and scar to this day is depressed a full inch on his leg, the infection from the injury was hindering recovery (antibiotics are much better now) it was a nice gesture to leave the chart on his chest with the good news. Edited October 16, 2019 by row_33 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangarang Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 That sounds like a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Must be? (Not meant to be abrasive) Seeing the injury and all the talk .... Most expected this. With the complications he's had .... It is no surprise. the surprise to me is that he hasn't retired. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 infection... hopefully some day we can remove it as a problem.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 I really hope that Alex Smith chooses to retire. I respect his moxie, but think about what life you have ahead of yourself. The guy seemed to just seemed to get plagued with bad news. He got such a bad rap as a player, as he never lived up to the #1 overall pick status he was given. Lots of 49er's fans were brutal to him. Then there was the time that the NFL fined him for wearing a San Francisco Giants hat during a post game interview. And as someone mentioned earlier, losing his job to Kaepernick & Mahomes. Tough career for a player. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 (edited) 4 minutes ago, row_33 said: infection... hopefully some day we can remove it as a problem.... They will, when they can transfer your consciousness into a robot "brain" Edited October 16, 2019 by SlimShady'sGhost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Maybe he now has a bionic leg and will be able to play forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 2 minutes ago, SlimShady'sGhost said: They will, when they can transfer your consciousness into a robot "brain" i am humbled by your honourable tribute. 1 minute ago, MJS said: Maybe he now has a bionic leg and will be able to play forever. would be a good life until you murder your girlfiend while she uses the bathroom 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerJ Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 He's had a nice career. If healthy, he could have had several more years, but he's had enough of a career to be able to look back and feel good about what he's done. Assuming his career is over, hopefully his leg can be healed up enough to be able to walk normally and not cause him problems later on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 43 minutes ago, matter2003 said: I don't see any way possible for him to come back and play football after that considering his age and that he will be lucky to ever walk properly again let alone try to run , jump or play football. https://www.yahoo.com/sports/report-alex-smith-has-undergone-an-incredible-17-surgeries-on-broken-leg-145526878.html It would seem so. And yet....here is a guy who made his way onto a list of "top 25 QB busts of all time" in 2011, went 13-3 that year, won a playoff game, and contended for the conf. championship. Next year, his team plays in the Superbowl, but he watches that one from the bench, he got dumped for 'lil "Pig Socks" then traded away. He does nothing but improve on his new team, racking up 4 playoff appearances in 5 years with his new team and a career best season before being ditched for the new guy. I swear, if you wrote a movie script based on Smith's NFL career, it would be dissed off as too improbable to be believed. So yeah, I agree - gruesome injury, gruesome prognosis, football would seem distant and unlikely. But given Alex Smith past history, if there's one guy I wouldn't rule out, he's the one. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 1 minute ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: It would seem so. And yet....here is a guy who made his way onto a list of "top 25 QB busts of all time" in 2011, went 13-3 that year, won a playoff game, and contended for the conf. championship. Next year, his team plays in the Superbowl, but he watches that one from the bench, he got dumped for 'lil "Pig Socks" then traded away. He does nothing but improve on his new team, racking up 4 playoff appearances in 5 years with his new team and a career best season before being ditched for the new guy. I swear, if you wrote a movie script based on Smith's NFL career, it would be dissed off as too improbable to be believed. So yeah, I agree - gruesome injury, gruesome prognosis, football would seem distant and unlikely. But given Alex Smith past history, if there's one guy I wouldn't rule it, he's the one. just like the wonder horse who overcame a broken leg and won the Kentucky Derby? i wish Alex the best in trying to live a normal existence for the rest of his life 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuncha Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 (edited) Gruesome injury on the 33rd anniversary of a similar career ending injury to Redskins QB Joe Theismann. Hope Alex gets well - maybe he will be in the booth someday. Edited October 16, 2019 by Azucho98 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snafu Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 8 minutes ago, MJS said: Maybe he now has a bionic leg and will be able to play forever. Or fight crime. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetermansRedemption Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 I honestly forgot this guy hadn’t retired due to this injury yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoHuddleKelly12 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 No matter which way this ends up, you know he will have issues later in life to contend with (arthritis, pain, nerve damage issues etc.) on that leg, which most likely will affect his quality of life, but wish him nothing but the best! Despite efforts through rules changes where this league tries to sanitize the game from injuries like this, it remains a violent game at its heart. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 I honestly didn't know you could operate on one part of the body that many times. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 8 minutes ago, snafu said: Or fight crime. Hopefully both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Egg Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 If he needs another and it fails I think they have to put him down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share Posted October 16, 2019 30 minutes ago, SlimShady'sGhost said: Must be? (Not meant to be abrasive) Seeing the injury and all the talk .... Most expected this. With the complications he's had .... It is no surprise. the surprise to me is that he hasn't retired. Is he still under contract? Maybe he can't or he would forfeit the money he is owed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 3 minutes ago, matter2003 said: Is he still under contract? Maybe he can't or he would forfeit the money he is owed. or they are sorta forcing him to keep trying to get back to game condition? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share Posted October 16, 2019 25 minutes ago, Mark Vader said: I really hope that Alex Smith chooses to retire. I respect his moxie, but think about what life you have ahead of yourself. The guy seemed to just seemed to get plagued with bad news. He got such a bad rap as a player, as he never lived up to the #1 overall pick status he was given. Lots of 49er's fans were brutal to him. Then there was the time that the NFL fined him for wearing a San Francisco Giants hat during a post game interview. And as someone mentioned earlier, losing his job to Kaepernick & Mahomes. Tough career for a player. All in all I think he had a pretty good career. He turned it around with the 49ers after a few years of disappointment and then went to KC and once he united with Reid, for a several year period they had the best record in the NFL during the regular season...even better than the Patriots. Obviously Reid and Smith couldn't get it done once playoff time rolled around but that seems like par for the course for Reid, but then he went to the Redskins and got a huge contract extension before getting hurt. Yeah the injuries suck, but if he gets the full value of the contract from the Redskins that he signed, which I am sure he probably will as they are typically guaranteed for injury and the Redskins are likely insured for most of that money, he will have made $217 million over the life of his career...while I am sure he will probably have some complications the rest of his life with that leg, having $217 million will help to offset some of those... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Very sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 52 minutes ago, matter2003 said: I don't see any way possible for him to come back and play football after that considering his age and that he will be lucky to ever walk properly again let alone try to run , jump or play football. https://www.yahoo.com/sports/report-alex-smith-has-undergone-an-incredible-17-surgeries-on-broken-leg-145526878.html Moreover why would he want to... he’s earned $161 million over his career, he’s 35, his skills have declined, he’s a shoe in for any tv gig he wants, his head coach was fired, his team drafted a first round QB, skins will obviously take the 2021 out in his contract, Dan Snyder is ... well dan Snyder. My my guess is he just has to keep going through the motions to collect that 55 mil guaranteed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share Posted October 16, 2019 Just now, Over 29 years of fanhood said: Moreover why would he want to... he’s earned $161 million over his career, he’s 35, his skills have declined, he’s a shoe in for any tv gig he wants, his head coach was fired, his team drafted a first round QB, skins will obviously take the 2021 out in his contract, Dan Snyder is ... well dan Snyder. My my guess is he just has to keep going through the motions to collect that 55 mil guaranteed? Probably...just not retire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Just now, matter2003 said: Probably...just not retire. Like E wood’s “non-retirement” presser ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 48 minutes ago, row_33 said: from a football severe fibtib injury my uncle went through a 7th surgery back in the 70s, told there would be nothing more they could do to save the leg if this one didn't work out. he woke up and found the medical chart on his chest with it stating it was a success. they weren't supposed to leave it there but it was much appreciated. I had an x-fix for 2 weeks after fibula surgery waiting for the fracture blister to heal before they would operate on my tibia. Took antibiotics for those 2 weeks. I now have a bionic leg. They are overrated. Alex Smith is a lucky man and should retire at this juncture. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 9 minutes ago, Uncle Joe said: I had an x-fix for 2 weeks after fibula surgery waiting for the fracture blister to heal before they would operate on my tibia. Took antibiotics for those 2 weeks. I now have a bionic leg. They are overrated. Alex Smith is a lucky man and should retire at this juncture. if he's still keeps getting them checks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJones83 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 As crazy as it might sound Alex Smith leg is probably healing stronger than it was before. If you have never looked up the surgeries he has had on his leg, you should take a little time and do so. It's quite fascinating. 17 surgeries are not unexpected considering they are quite literally regrowing several inches of bone. As ugly as the injury was, with today's advances in medical technology, it can heal as good as new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 1 hour ago, matter2003 said: I don't see any way possible for him to come back and play football after that considering his age and that he will be lucky to ever walk properly again let alone try to run , jump or play football. https://www.yahoo.com/sports/report-alex-smith-has-undergone-an-incredible-17-surgeries-on-broken-leg-145526878.html Eh, he will be fine, a little stem cell therapy and some physio and hes golden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MassHog Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 That sucks. Alex Smith was a good QB, his best year with the Chiefs was awesome. The guy just didnt make mistakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, matter2003 said: Is he still under contract? Maybe he can't or he would forfeit the money he is owed. Yes, he is still under contract. he has 2 / 3 more years (beyond 2019) 2023 UFA https://www.si.com/nfl/2018/03/19/washington-redskins-alex-smith-contract (this is obviously predated ) Smith will make $40 million this upcoming season, which includes a $27 million signing bonus, according to the report. The deal also includes $71 million in guarantees for injury, meaning Smith is under contract for five years and $111 million. https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/washington-redskins/alex-smith-3337/ you got $71 Mil Alex RETIRE already Edited October 16, 2019 by SlimShady'sGhost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share Posted October 16, 2019 (edited) 18 minutes ago, SlimShady'sGhost said: Yes, he is still under contract. he has 2 / 3 more years (beyond 2019) 2023 UFA https://www.si.com/nfl/2018/03/19/washington-redskins-alex-smith-contract (this is obviously predated ) Smith will make $40 million this upcoming season, which includes a $27 million signing bonus, according to the report. The deal also includes $71 million in guarantees for injury, meaning Smith is under contract for five years and $111 million. https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/washington-redskins/alex-smith-3337/ you got $71 Mil Alex RETIRE already What idiot is turning down free money? Easy to say when its not your bank account. Edited October 16, 2019 by matter2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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