On Sunday, November 18, Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith suffered a potentially career-ending injury against the Houston Texans. The injury, a fractured leg, shared eerie similarities to one suffered by former Redskins quarterback Joe Theismann—an injury that largely ended his career.
Smith’s injury is a little more devastating, however. Not only is Smith having to heal from a spiral compound fracture of the tibia and fibula, it’s also been reported that Smith has suffered a post-op infection which has kept him in the hospital as he recovers. For Smith, it’s not only the worst injury of his career, but it’s one that has been called potentially career-ending.