VIDEO: Alex Smith's Family Celebrates Him Getting Cleared

Alex Smith is cleared for football activities. That's a sentence I honestly never expected to hear/read/type when he went down with a gruesome leg injury in November of 2018 -- and after that, amidst his 17 surgeries, and the possibility that his leg might have to be amputated -- but he worked relentlessly to get here.

Deservedly, his family popped champagne to celebrate. His wife, Elizabeth, shared the video:






Whether or not Alex Smith makes it into a game again, and whether or not he performs at a high level, it is miraculous that he's made it this far. What a triumph of will and determination.

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Ryan Glasspiegel grew up in Connecticut, graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison, and lives in Chicago. Before OutKick, he wrote for Sports Illustrated and The Big Lead. He enjoys expensive bourbon and cheap beer.