CNN
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No one knows the dangers of playing in the NFL more than former quarterback Alex Smith.
In 2018, while playing for the Washington Commanders, the veteran signal-caller suffered a gruesome leg injury which would turn his entire life upside down.
The severity of the injury was such that he underwent multiple surgeries to treat a spiral and compound fracture to his right tibia and fibula. But then came the real battle.
Smith subsequently contracted sepsis – a life-threatening response by the body to infection that can lead to tissue damage, organ failure and death – and nearly had to have his leg amputated.
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