FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2018, file photo, Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith (11) injuries his leg on a sack by Houston Texans strong safety Kareem Jackson (25) and defensive end J.J. Watt (99) during an NFL football game in Landover, Md. Alex Smith says he hopes to play football again but still needs to make such basic progress as relearning how to run on his broken right leg. In an interview during a massage at a mall with "The Oh My Goff Show," posted Friday, June 21, 2019, on YouTube, Smith said "the steps I'm at right now are lifestyle steps," such as being able to play around with his kids. Asked whether he will return to football, Smith replied, "That's the plan."(AP Photo/Mark Tenally, File)
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith says he hopes to play football again but still needs to make basic progress like relearning how to run after breaking his right leg.
In an interview during a massage at a shopping mall with "The Oh My Goff Show," posted Friday on YouTube, Smith said "the steps I'm at right now are lifestyle steps," such as being able to play with his kids.
Asked whether he will return to football, Smith replied, "That's the plan."
The 35-year-old Smith broke his right tibia and fibula during a game in November and needed multiple operations. He is still wearing a stabilizing frame on his lower right leg and says he could need it for another 1ˆ½ months.
The Redskins finished 7-9 last season and drafted Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins in the first round.
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FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2018, file photo, Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith (11) warms up before an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, in Landover, Md. Alex Smith says he hopes to play football again but still needs to make such basic progress as relearning how to run on his broken right leg. In an interview during a massage at a mall with "The Oh My Goff Show," posted Friday, June 21, 2019, on YouTube, Smith said "the steps I'm at right now are lifestyle steps," such as being able to play around with his kids. Asked whether he will return to football, Smith replied, "That's the plan." (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
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