From a New York Times story by Jonathan Abrams headlined “It’s Different When It’s Your Little Girl”:

This was the Alex Smith comeback years in the making.

He had endured a gruesome compound fracture in his right leg that led to a life-threatening infection but persisted through all of it to make a triumphant return to the N.F.L. Months later, in the spring of 2021, he stood with his family on a slope in Big Sky, Mont., ready for the next part of his life.