Former Chiefs QB Alex Smith expected to be activated from Washington PUP list

Former Kansas City Chiefs QB Alex Smith’s comeback from a devastating leg injury suffered in 2018 is nearly complete.

According to Washington Post reporter Nicki Jhabvala, Smith is expected to be activated off the Washington Football Team PUP list. It could happen as early as Sunday. That means Smith will be all clear for football activities, including contact periods of practice.

Smith, 36, suffered spiral and compound fractures to his tibia and fibula in his right leg in Week 11 of 2018. We wouldn’t learn the magnitude of the injury until it was later revealed during the “Project 11” documentary that Smith nearly lost his leg and his life due to an infection. His leg would require numerous surgeries. He spent months bound to a wheelchair and in an external fixator. His comeback to football is a testament to Smith’s dedication and is nothing short of miraculous.

Just last week, Washington head coach Ron Rivera said that Smith would be in the middle of the quarterback competition if he was healthy. Well, he’s healthy and he’ll have over a month to prove that he deserves to be the starting quarterback in Washington. He’ll be in competition with second-year QB, Dwayne Haskins. Really, it’s Haskins’ job to lose as the incumbent starter.

Everyone is rooting for Smith in his return from injury, but the Chiefs Kingdom will certainly throw their support behind Smith to win the starting job from Haskins.

Update: It’s now official, Alex Smith has come off the PUP list.