Joe Theismann: 'I turned away' during Alex Smith's leg injury

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When Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith was lost for the season on Sunday after breaking the tibia and fibula in his right leg on a second half play against the Houston Texans, it immediately brought back memories of Joe Theismann and the similar injury he suffered while in a Washington uniform. Incredibly, Smith’s injury happened 33 years to the day after Theismann’s. And for the former MVP, the bad memories came flooding back. The 69-year-old Theismann was at FedEx Field for the game, and saw Smith go down.

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