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LOVERRO: Smith reveals he had more leg surgeries than reported -- a lot more

ANALYSIS/OPINION:

The last count we got on surgeries for Redskins quarterback Alex Smith’s was six — an alarming amount of operations on the broken leg he suffered on Nov. 18, 2018 against the Houston Texans.

But what if I told you that wasn’t even close to the count?

What if I told you that Alex Smith wound up having 17 surgeries on the right leg that was severely broken that Sunday afternoon at FedEx Field?

Seventeen operations.

That is what Smith told an invited audience of mostly medical professionals attending an Inova Sports Medicine event on Oct.