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Alex Smith’s leg 6 years after breaking it
Posted on 8/4/24 at 11:36 am
Posted on 8/4/24 at 11:36 am
Jesus Christ.
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After suffering a spiral and compound fracture to his tibia and fibula in his right leg, Smith developed an infection called necrotizing fasciitis that caused sepsis.
He was forced to undergo 17 different surgeries, and at one point, doctors told Smith that amputating the leg could be his only option.
Despite that daunting news, Smith made it back to the league in one of the more miraculous comeback stories in recent memory.
This post was edited on 8/4/24 at 11:43 am
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Posted on 8/4/24 at 11:37 am to cpp2208
Yikes
Posted on 8/4/24 at 11:41 am to NorthshoreTiger76
Can’t believe he actually came back and played after this.
Posted on 8/4/24 at 12:01 pm to cpp2208
Yeah I think I would have called it a career after that.
Posted on 8/4/24 at 12:08 pm to cpp2208
I knew I shouldn't have opened this thread. 
Posted on 8/4/24 at 12:16 pm to cpp2208
Posted on 8/4/24 at 12:16 pm to cpp2208
Posted on 8/4/24 at 12:23 pm to cpp2208
Compound leg fractures are insane. Had a buddy who did that snowboarding and his leg looks like a damn sausage.
Posted on 8/4/24 at 12:38 pm to Jcorye1
Reminds me of Chad Jones leg after the accident.
Posted on 8/4/24 at 12:49 pm to ToulaTiger31
I have had 4 surgeries on my legs and they don't look nearly that bad.
Posted on 8/4/24 at 12:50 pm to cpp2208
I wanna suck his wife’s toes
Posted on 8/4/24 at 12:54 pm to cpp2208
Posted on 8/4/24 at 1:42 pm to cpp2208
I've seen ground meat that looked better than that turkey leg
Posted on 8/4/24 at 2:40 pm to ToulaTiger31
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Reminds me of Chad Jones leg after the accident.
During surgery:
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Smith's leg had some serious skin graphs done on it. Chad's leg looks like they never sewed it up. Sometimes they do skin graphs, and put sponges over it. His wound looks like that was done. They have to come clean it and change the dressing on it every other day. He probably had to have ongoing blood transfusions too. They did that to my leg after I had a fasciotomy in 2011.
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Posted on 8/4/24 at 2:44 pm to cpp2208
How the frick did he come back and still play after that.
Posted on 8/4/24 at 2:46 pm to wildtigercat93
Considering he nearly lost the leg ain’t no way I’m getting back on that field considering he had enough $ in the bank
Posted on 8/4/24 at 2:48 pm to cpp2208
I'm honestly surprised he was able to get medical clearance to play again.
Posted on 8/4/24 at 3:06 pm to Possumslayer
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I wanna suck his wife’s toes
I think Darth has dibs
Posted on 8/4/24 at 3:06 pm to cpp2208
Looks exactly like LSU/NYG safety Chad Jones’ leg after his post-car crash recovery.
Posted on 8/4/24 at 3:29 pm to FightinTigersDammit
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think Darth has dibs
Foiled again
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