Washington Times · Jun 5, 2019
Alex Smith to have external fixator removed in another month to 6 weeks
Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith (11) scrambles past Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt (99) during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) **FILE**ASHBURN — Redskins quarterback Alex Smith expects to have the external fixator on his right leg removed in a month to a month and a half, coach Jay Gruden said Wednesday.
Smith, who suffered a gruesome leg injury in November, was first seen with the fixator on his leg in January at a Washington Wizards game. An external fixator is used to stabilize broken bones and is often used until the bones are fused back together.
