Barrows: Can you believe Alex Smith once had his toughness questioned?
4 years ago

Barrows: Can you believe Alex Smith once had his toughness questioned?

New York Times  

No NFL player has been dragged through the mud quite like Alex Smith. “That’s still the plan for that to be home for us,” Smith said on Thursday. “It’s so far removed,” Smith said when asked if there were any thoughts of revenge on his mind. Smith’s advice to younger players who have become the de facto faces of their franchises: “You’re never going to make everybody happy,” he said Thursday. To a person, the 49ers players this week said they watched the ESPN feature, “Project 11,” about Smith’s ordeal.

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Washington QB Alex Smith retires after comeback from gruesome leg injury
3 years, 8 months ago

Washington QB Alex Smith retires after comeback from gruesome leg injury

LA Times  

Washington quarterback Alex Smith looks to pass against the Philadelphia Eagles on Jan. 3. Alex Smith retired Monday after making an improbable comeback from a gruesome broken leg, saying he’s ready to leave the NFL but believing he’s still able to play quarterback. “Because even though I’ve got plenty of snaps left in me, after 16 years of giving this …

Washington releases Comeback Player of the Year Alex Smith
3 years, 9 months ago

Washington releases Comeback Player of the Year Alex Smith

Associated Press  

Washington released AP Comeback Player of the Year Alex Smith on Friday, a move that was expected but still provides a cold ending to the veteran quarterback’s storybook tenure with the organization. “He made such an impact on our young roster, and his leadership was one of the key factors in our late-season success and in making the playoffs for …

Mr. Smith goes to Washington, takes another team to playoffs
3 years, 11 months ago

Mr. Smith goes to Washington, takes another team to playoffs

Associated Press  

If the Alex Smith story becomes a movie, Alex Smith doesn’t want to see it. “Heck no,” he said, “I wouldn’t watch it.” Smith is living it and already documented the long journey back from breaking his right leg and needing 17 surgeries to rehab. “When Alex Smith plays quarterback, they’re a heck of a football team,” Tampa Bay coach …

‘No matter what, I’m going to be there’: Alex Smith makes good on promise to WFT
3 years, 11 months ago

‘No matter what, I’m going to be there’: Alex Smith makes good on promise to WFT

New York Times  

PHILADELPHIA – Before the final roster cutdown of the Washington Football Team in September, Alex Smith sat in Ron Rivera’s office. No matter what, I’m going to be there.’ And he was ready to roll.” A room full of Hollywood writers couldn’t come up with the material needed to chronicle the Washington Football Team’s season. Call it a really late …

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