Redskins quarterback Alex Smith faces a length recovery after he was injured in Sunday's 23–21 loss to the Titans, reports ESPN's Adam Schefter.
According to Schefter, Smith suffered a compound fracture—meaning the bone broke through the skin. Trauma surgeons reportedly discovered Smith suffered a spiral fracture in his leg, which is a long bone broken by a rotational force.
The 34-year-old Smith was carted off in the third quarter, and the team announced he would have surgery immediately after suffering a broken tibia and fibula in his right leg.
Smith was replaced by quarterback Colt McCoy.