Alexander Douglas Smith is an American football quarterback for the Washington Redskins. He played college football for the Utah Utes, where he was named the Mountain West Conference Player of the Year in 2004. Smith was selected by the San Francisco 49ers with the first overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft. In 2013, Smith was traded to the Kansas City Chiefs and led them to a 9-0 start and their first playoff berth in three years. He led the league in passer rating in 2017 and was named to three Pro Bowls.
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Alexander Douglas Smith is an American football quarterback for the Washington Redskins. He played college football for the Utah Utes, where he was named the Mountain West Conference Player of the Year in 2004. Smith was selected by the San Francisco 49ers with the first overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft. In 2013, Smith was traded to the Kansas City Chiefs and led them to a 9–0 start and their first playoff berth in three years. He led the league in passer rating in 2017 and was named to three Pro Bowls. In 2018, he signed a four-year contract extension with the Redskins. Smith is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and was inducted into the NFL’s Ring of Honor in 2011. He is also a recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal for his service to the U.S. and the California State University, San Diego. Smith’s father, Douglas D. Smith, was an executive director at Helix High School in La Mesa, California. He was president of his senior class in high school, earned college credits through a program with San Diego State University and took a dozen Advanced Placement tests. Smith finished fourth in voting for the 2004 Heisman Trophy and was selected as the 2004 Mountain West conference Player of The Year. In July 2005, Smith agreed to a six-year, USD 5 million contract with the 49ers; the contract included a $24 million in guaranteed money with an Dealing Dealing bonus. Smith played with 2005 Heisman Trophy-winner Reggie Bush. Smith and Bush were later finalists for the2004 Heisman, making it the first time a high school had two finalists at the same ceremony.
Smith has a bachelor’s degree in economics in two years with a 3. 74 GPA, having matriculated with 64 credit hours earned before attending college, and began work on a master’s degree before being drafted. He has two children, a son and a daughter, who were all born in the United States. He also has a stepson, a grandson, and a great-grandson. In 2012, Smith suffered a compound fracture injury to his right leg during a game against the Houston Texans, which led to life-threatening sepsis that required 17 surgeries to prevent amputation. Smith never considered retirement and went through a lengthy recovery process before returning in 2020, first as a reserve quarterback before being named the starter again midway through the season. Smith set a school record by throwing for six touchdowns in one game, and recorded the second-highest completion percentage in San Diego CIF history. In his first season, he led the Chiefs to an 11-game winning streak in 2015 and theirfirst playoff win since 1993. In the 2014 season, Smith played in nine games, recording just one touchdown pass, a 14-yard throw to Brandon Lloyd, while throwing 11 interceptions, and being taken out of the lineup by then-head coach Mike Nolan. The following season he was replaced by Colin Kaepernick. Smith went on to help the Chiefs win 11 games and reach the AFC Championship Game.
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