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Despite undergoing 17 leg surgeries after suffering a gruesome injury during a game while playing quarterback for the Washington Redskins, Alex Smith is attempting to make a return to the NFL.

Smith, who will be 36 by the time the season starts, endured a broken right fibula and tibia during a game in November of 2018.

The brutal injury led to a case of sepsis (a life-threatening condition that happens when a person’s body has an extreme response to an infection) and Smith almost had to have his leg amputated.

ESPN’s E60 documented Smith’s recovery and rehab process during an episode dubbed Project 11 — a reference to Smith’s number on the football field — that will debut on Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET on the Worldwide Leader.

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