Who was the Washington Redskins quarterback that broke his leg?

“Heck yeah!” former Washington quarterback Joe Theismann told ESPN in a telephone interview. “Go, Alex, go.” Washington activated Smith off the physically unable to perform list Sunday morning, a remarkable development since he broke the tibia and fibula in his right leg in a November 2018 game against Houston.

Did Joe Theisman break his leg?

If you lived in Washington in the ’80s and were old enough to stay up for Monday Night Football, you remember it—the night Redskins quarterback Joe Theismann broke his leg. It was November 18, 1985.

What quarterback broke his leg during a game?

quarterback Alex Smith
When Washington quarterback Alex Smith left FedEx Field on the afternoon of Nov. 18, 2018, his right leg had been shattered in two places, with bone having pierced the skin in a compound fracture. He rode in a red cart to an ambulance. The ambulance’s wailing siren could be heard over the roar of the crowd.

What happened to the Washington Redskins quarterbacks leg?

What was Alex Smith’s injury? On Nov. 18, 2018, Smith was tackled in the backfield by the Texans. His right leg was caught at an awkward angle, and Smith suffered a compound fracture that broke both the tibia and fibula in his right leg.

Who broke their leg in Super Bowl?

More than 40 years later, it remains one of the grittiest, gutsiest performances in NFL history. Hall of Fame defensive end Jack Youngblood played Super Bowl XIV in January 1980 with a fractured left fibula.

How long did Alex Smith take to recover?

One day after Smith’s injury, Gruden said the quarterback’s surgery went well and that he faced a six- to eight-month recovery timeline. With Smith still hospitalized three weeks later after developing a serious infection in his leg, the team issued a statement.