Alex Smith suffered a compound fracture in his tibia and fibula in a matchup between the Washington Redskins and the Houston Texans. He required immediate surgery after the ordeal, and in the aftermath of the initial surgery, several infections delayed Smith’s recovery process, and ultimately led to the near complete reconstruction of his tendon.
Smith recently broke his hiatus from the public spotlight, first appearing on a podcast discussing his injury. Then, just days ago, it was revealed that Smith had finally removed his external fixator, a device designed to keep the reconstructed leg from losing structural integrity.