For most of the past two years, almost anyone involved with Washington’s team had said Smith’s return was impossible. Sitting in a Memphis sports bar, Joe Theismann watched Smith jog onto the field and smiled to himself. Theismann, Washington’s all-time leading passer, had his career end after a leg injury almost identical to Smith’s. Theismann, who was in team owner Daniel Snyder’s suite at FedEx Field the day Smith was hurt, was certain Smith was done, too. “I’m living vicariously through Alex right now.”Theismann already had seen Smith take that hit Smith wanted to experience so much, and he had “exhaled” when Smith stood back up.

Source: Washington Post October 11, 2020 23:17 UTC