Alex Smith loses the leg brace

Great news

I don’t need to remind people here at Niners Nation that we are a big, big Alex Smith house. The 49ers went through a period of mediocrity and Smith was one of the few pieces that tried to hold things together. His professionalism is unparalleled and to this day his career is underrated for the things he had to deal with.

Which is why it was so gut-wrenching to see the guy fracture his leg the way he did back in 2018. Not just the fracture, but the complications after with it getting infected. The break was gruesome enough (I’m warning you, you don’t want to watch it), but to see him battling post-op issues when you think of everything he had to deal with in his career, it’s just something you don’t wish on people.

Well, the good news is, he’s progressing. Smith has been seen out and about with this huge robotic leg-brace thing on his leg and finally, finally some good news:

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The last 8 months have been nothing short of crazy. Although it’s not over, today is a big milestone. We are shedding the weight Alex has been carrying (literally and figuratively). It’s one step closer to the goal. The resilience, determination