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“I think I’m so used to my body responding how I want it to respond, I had high expectations for this process and thought that I could, you know, knock it out of the park,” Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith said in the E60 Project 11 documentary. “I think I’ve had to slow that, a little bit.”
You’d be hard-pressed to find an athlete in the NFL who hasn’t dealt with injuries before, tasked with the difficult process of rehabbing and trying to come back stronger. This is not that, for Alex Smith.
ESPN has been teasing an upcoming E60 presentation that is set to air on Friday night, documenting Smith and his journey through the recovery of a horrific leg injury that has put his football career, and at times his life, into jeopardy. ESPN sent Redskins Wire a preview clip of the documentary, which can be seen above.
The program debuts on Friday, May 1, at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.
“No NFL player has ever been through what Alex Smith has,” said Andy Tennant, E60 executive producer. “He’s normally a very private person but he wanted to document his road to recovery as well and as detailed as possible, with the hope that future players could use it as a road map. The access that he and his family granted to E60 is incredible and viewers will see a story of strength, dedication, and perseverance.”
Get your popcorn ready for Friday night.
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