One of the best comeback stories in professional sports has officially come to a close as Alex Smith has decided to retire after returning from a gruesome leg injury to play for the Washington Football team last season. The first overall pick in the 2005 NFL draft, Smith played from 2005 to 2012 in San Francisco, from 2013 to 2017 in Kansas City and in 2018 and 2020 in Washington.
Smith announced his retirement with a lengthy and memorable video posted to his instagram account.
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