//Washington QB Alex Smith Cleared to Resume Full Football Activity

Washington QB Alex Smith Cleared to Resume Full Football Activity

Smith hasn’t played in the NFL since November 2018 after suffering a fractured tibia and fibula, injuries that were life-threatening after struggling with post-surgery infection.

Washington quarterback Alex Smith, who suffered a serious tibia and fibula fracture in November 2018 and hasn’t played since, was cleared for full football activity on Friday, per ESPN’s Stephania Bell.

Smith is now going through COVID-19 testing and, if cleared, will report to the team’s facility on Monday. He will then undergo a physical before the team determines what his next steps will be for him to participate in training camp.

Smith has been training in Hawaii for the past few months. He underwent X-rays and a CT scan when he returned to Washington before finally being told by his team of doctors that the results were very encouraging.

“Everyone was in agreement that my bone was in a really good place,” Smith told ESPN. “I