The biggest news in the NFL yesterday concerned a player being removed from the Physically Unable to Perform List, with the Washington Football Team officially activating quarterback Alex Smith. The longtime veteran shattered his leg during the 2018 season, and has spent a very long time rehabbing, a process that included 17 surgeries and a life-threatening infection.
The fact that he is resuming football activities is really quite remarkable, even inspirational. It’s a great story, generally, and frankly we can’t leave out the possibility at this point that he actually ends up playing this season—maybe even against the Pittsburgh Steelers.