Washington quarterback Alex Smith (11) Mandatory Credit: Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports
Former 49ers quarterback Alex Smith just retired, and his legacy is one the Niners can look back at and take lessons from moving forward.
One of the NFL’s more recent and inspiring storylines is coming full circle, as veteran quarterback Alex Smith is calling it a career.
The No. 1 overall pick from the 2005 NFL Draft, who joined the San Francisco 49ers that year out of Utah, will be known for a lot of things. Especially his heroic efforts to come back from a devastating leg injury with the Washington Football Team in 2018 that nearly took his life, let alone just his leg, to then again take the field in 2020 once his recovery was complete.