FANATIC 852 Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Alex Smith’s ability to even begin any sort of rehabilitation to a spiral fracture to his leg has been delayed by “devastating complications.” Alex Smith already faced a long, arduous road ahead after suffering a spiral fracture of his tibia and fibula earlier this season after suffering a gruesome hit against the Houston Texans. Now the Washington Redskins quarterback is facing further setbacks if reports are correct that the veteran is suffering from “devastating complications” following surgery. Smith went down in Week 11 and was carted off the field in the third quarter against the Texans as Colt McCoy took over. It was clear that the compound fracture, which means the bone broke the skin, would end Smith’s season. From there, rumors began to circulate that Smith might not even play another down in the NFL given the complexity and severity of the injury. Patrick Mahomes, his replacement with the Kansas City Chiefs, spoke out in support of him saying he knew he could return, but the reality of the situation is looking worse as time goes on. Check out the latest report from Eric Bickel: Very unfortunate; Here is the link to the full story. https://arrowheadaddict.com/2018/12/06/alex-smith-injury-update-devastating-complications-redskins-chiefs/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClarksvilleChief 193 Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 I really do feel bad for Alex. His career may be over. He should get into coaching.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balto 723 Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Wow this is horrible news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qnet 1,158 Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Right now, I'm just hoping he can recover and have a normal life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sith13 1,746 Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 I hope he bounces to have a unhindered life. Returning to the NFL would be awesome but baby steps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidfriend 1,151 Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 46 minutes ago, ClarksvilleChief said: I really do feel bad for Alex. His career may be over. He should get into coaching.. His career is definitely finished. Props for getting 71m guaranteed before it happened though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thegoatee 1,783 Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 I hope and pray Alex can recover. As much as I bash his play on the field, you hate to see this happen to anyone, but especially by all accounts a good man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mloe68 1,521 Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Prayers out for the guy. This is a serious situation that goes way beyond football at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend of AC 269 Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 I feel terrible for Alex. It’s no longer about whether he plays in the NFL again - he likely won’t. Let’s pray this genuinely good man keeps his leg! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilkie 1,518 Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Get well Alex. I am so very sorry to hear this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggjliv4 1,292 Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 I wish him nothing but the best and a full and speedy recovery. Hopefully he gets some positive news these next few days/weeks. Guy is truly a good man and a class act. Forever grateful we got to call him a chief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLchief 3,126 Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 He's one of the good guys. Wish him the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fmbl2187 2,279 Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 His career is over. He may lose his entire leg. I didn't know until today that this was an open fracture. Horrific. He turned the Chiefs franchise around almost instantly and is a terrific guy and the consummate professional. This is incredibly sad. I wish him the best and a complete recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the Warparty 69 Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 heal well AS11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidfriend 1,151 Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 14 minutes ago, Fmbl2187 said: His career is over. He may lose his entire leg. I didn't know until today that this was an open fracture. Horrific. He turned the Chiefs franchise around almost instantly and is a terrific guy and the consummate professional. This is incredibly sad. I wish him the best and a complete recovery. Lose his entire leg? Probably not, but he'll likely need some reconstruction and yeah it's over. Not a bad run for someone that once heard WE WANT CARR chants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fmbl2187 2,279 Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 10 hours ago, liquidfriend said: Lose his entire leg? Probably not, but he'll likely need some reconstruction and yeah it's over. Not a bad run for someone that once heard WE WANT CARR chants. Hopefully not, but the risk is there. An open fracture is where the broken bone breaks through the skin and is exposed to the outside. Bacteria gain access to the fracture site and the inside of the bone. He has already had multiple procedures for removal of tissue due to infection. Some bacteria become resistant to almost everything. At any time, these could invade the blood, and he could develop septicemia, which is life threatening. If the disease keeps spreading in his leg, it is always a possibliity that the only way to protect his life is to do an amputation. That is why I said he could even lose his leg. Still very unlikely at this point, but I think the goal now would be to somehow stay ahead of the infection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sith13 1,746 Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 19 minutes ago, Fmbl2187 said: Hopefully not, but the risk is there. An open fracture is where the broken bone breaks through the skin and is exposed to the outside. Bacteria gain access to the fracture site and the inside of the bone. He has already had multiple procedures for removal of tissue due to infection. Some bacteria become resistant to almost everything. At any time, these could invade the blood, and he could develop septicemia, which is life threatening. If the disease keeps spreading in his leg, it is always a possibliity that the only way to protect his life is to do an amputation. That is why I said he could even lose his leg. Still very unlikely at this point, but I think the goal now would be to somehow stay ahead of the infection. Hopefully it doesn't get to that. Being a pro athlete I'm pretty sure he's getting the best treatment available and will continue to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fmbl2187 2,279 Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 1 minute ago, sith13 said: Hopefully it doesn't get to that. Being a pro athlete I'm pretty sure he's getting the best treatment available and will continue to do so. I'm sure he is. The problem is that sometimes the "best treatment" is to simply remove the source of infection. If too much has to be removed that the lower leg becomes permanently useless, and life threatening resistant infection develops, the "best treatment" is no longer determined by the sports medicine specialists in orthopedic surgery. It is a choice made by the patient and the family based on the opinions of infectious disease specialists and how far the infection is spreading. A patient's life becomes more important than a career. A person can live a happy life with a prosthesis. Let's hope it doesn't come down to that, but the multiple surgeries to remove infected tissue is quiite simply a bad sign, no matter how good the orthopedic surgeons are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xen 1,010,220 Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Bil is correct. Happened to me. We were 1 day away from amputating my leg when they finally got control of the infection. When the infection is deep it's nasty shit. He'll need metal in there holding it together as is. He might be able to return from this but I doubt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Chief 1,092 Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 I had a similar infection with spinal surgery 2 years ago. He has a long road ahead of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fmbl2187 2,279 Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Alex Smith will be at least a QB coach for some team next year. Since he knows the entire Reid playbook and served as mentor to Mahomes, it might be for the Chiefs. A match made in heaven. Alex still has lots of friends on the team and in KC. Or, if Bienemy becomes a HC somewhere, he would make an ideal OC for the Chiefs and eventually move into the HC position if Reid retires or becomes incapacitated. It would be a seamless transition. In fact, it is so obvious, that I predict it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azchief21 5,278 Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Hope he recovers well. Wouldn't mind having him back in KC........as a coach. Unless he coaches like he played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetlord 10,210 Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 14 hours ago, Fmbl2187 said: Alex Smith will be at least a QB coach for some team next year. Since he knows the entire Reid playbook and served as mentor to Mahomes, it might be for the Chiefs. A match made in heaven. Alex still has lots of friends on the team and in KC. Or, if Bienemy becomes a HC somewhere, he would make an ideal OC for the Chiefs and eventually move into the HC position if Reid retires or becomes incapacitated. It would be a seamless transition. In fact, it is so obvious, that I predict it. Why couldn't he be the D-line coach? He has tons of experience seeing them in the offensive backfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fmbl2187 2,279 Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 5 minutes ago, jetlord said: Why couldn't he be the D-line coach? He has tons of experience seeing them in the offensive backfield. Good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCK Chiefs Fan 425 Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 I don't know about Alex being a head coach, but I do think he would be a hell of a good QB coach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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