The last time Alex Smith practiced as a starting quarterback, Washington wasn't just known as “Football Team,” Jay Gruden was the coach, and the world had not been plunged into a pandemic. That was November 2018, before his right leg bent the wrong way and snapped, breaking the tibia and fibula in gruesome fashion. Smith endured 17 surgeries, survived a life-threatening infection and progressed far enough to get back on the field in two relief appearances earlier this season. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"It’s an amazing feeling, and I love the challenge," Smith said Wednesday. It’s an inspiration.”Smith, chosen by coach Ron Rivera to start over 2019 first-round pick Dwayne Haskins, is inspiring plenty of people inside Washington's organization.

Source: Fox News November 12, 2020 00:33 UTC