Alex Smith’s road to recovery over the past 21 months has been fraught with pain and self-doubt, the lasting effects of the devastating leg injury he suffered in 2018 evident with the black brace he wears on his right leg to this day.
Wednesday, however, was an unmistakable high for the 36-year-old quarterback, who has beaten the odds by returning to practice with the Washington Football Team earlier this week.
“Today was the best I’ve felt out there, for sure,” Smith told reporters Wednesday during his first news conference since the injury.