He also earned a score of 40 out of 50 on the Wonderlic exam. The 49ers used their top draft choice on tight end Vernon Davis. 1,250, Alex Smith (5 games) 2013-17. ... . During the season opener on Thursday Night Football on September 8, Smith finished with 368 passing yards and four touchdowns as the Chiefs pulled off a 42–27 victory over the defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots. He was named to the first-team all-conference and all-county squads in the San Diego CIF system. [99], Smith was elected to his first Pro Bowl at the end of the season as a replacement for Tom Brady. Smith's first three games of the season saw him throw three touchdowns, no interceptions, and amass 814 yards. [148] In Week 13, against the 11–0 Pittsburgh Steelers, he helped lead Washington to a 23–17 upset victory with 296 passing yards and a touchdown. [171] He married former Oakland Raiders cheerleader Elizabeth Barry in 2009. [54], However, following a loss to the Green Bay Packers in Week 13 that left the 49ers with a 4–8 record, Troy Smith was demoted to backup in favor of Alex Smith. Smith began the 2012 season as the 49ers' starting quarterback. [102] Smith appeared in 15 games and completed 65.3% of his passes in the 2014 season while throwing for 3,265 yards and 18 touchdowns to only six interceptions. Alex Smith did a lot of that. Won our first playoff game in 21 years. This became the largest comeback win in Chiefs history as the Chiefs started the 2016 season on a positive note. [130][131] The injury drew parallels to former Redskins quarterback Joe Theismann (who was also present during the game and witnessed the injury), who also broke his leg in a game 33 years to the day prior in 1985 and retired shortly thereafter. "[71] It was his first season with over 3,000 yards passing,[73] and he set personal single-season highs in virtually every relevant statistical category commonly cited for quarterbacks: in pass attempts with 445,[73] in completions with 273,[73] in completion percentage with 61.3 percent,[73] in passing yards with 3,144,[73] in average per pass with 7.1 yards per attempt,[73] in overall passer rating with 90.7,[73] in rushing attempts with 52,[73] in rushing yards with 179,[73] and in total touchdowns scored with 19 (17 passing & 2 rushing),[73] all while being sacked a league-high 44 times. Alex Smith took the former 2-14 team and led them to a 9–0 start and an 11–5 record, as a strong defense and a decent offense led them to a playoff berth. Harbaugh, a former quarterback, was the best teacher the 49ers had since Norv Turner in Smith's second season. However, he was hit as he threw on the third drive attempt, resulting in an interception and a 24–27 loss, dropping the 49ers to 0–5. [31] Although he was unsigned, Smith organized the players' workouts during the 2011 NFL lockout and helped to install Harbaugh's new offense. Smith reached his peak with the Chiefs, earning three Pro Bowl trips and posting a 50-26 mark as a starter and helping Kansas City make the playoffs in four of five seasons. Smith was ranked third in the NFL in passer rating (104.1), led the league in completion percentage (70%), and had been 19–5–1 as a starter under Harbaugh, while Kaepernick was considered more dynamic with his scrambling ability and arm strength. [56] On December 12, 2010, the 49ers played the Seahawks in San Francisco. [129], During a game against the Houston Texans on November 18, 2018, Smith suffered a spiral and compound fracture to his tibia and fibula in his right leg when he was sacked by Kareem Jackson and J. J. [133] Doctors had suggested that an amputation above the knee might be his only option before performing skin grafts and an operation transferring muscle from his left quadriceps to save it. Around the same time, the Chiefs also released Matt Cassel. Norv Turner was hired as the head coach by the San Diego Chargers. [93], On February 27, 2013, the 49ers agreed to trade Smith to the Kansas City Chiefs for the Chiefs' second round pick in the 2013 NFL Draft and a conditional pick in the 2014 NFL Draft. [140][141][142], Smith's first game appearance since his injury occurred in 2020 against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 5. His performance won the game for them. [174] The Boston Globe held up Smith's foundation as a model charity that properly allocated its funding, noting that it raised over $800,000 from 2008 to 2010 and spent 91 percent of the funds on scholarships and grants. [25], In need of a statement game, the 49ers traveled to Seattle for a Thursday Night Football game against their division rivals. However, in a Week 7 game against the Houston Texans, Smith replaced Hill in the third quarter, after Hill had performed poorly and the Niners faced a 21–0 first half deficit. Smith struggled with consistency and injuries until 2011 when he led the 49ers to their first NFC West division title and playoff win since 2002, along with their first NFC Championship Game appearance since 1997. However, continuity in a poor system resulted in the team starting 0–5, and on September 27, Raye was fired and replaced by quarterbacks coach Mike Johnson. They also upgraded their offensive backfield, trading underachieving running back Kevan Barlow to the Jets, making Frank Gore the feature back. New England's No. [147] The following week, he had his first win since the injury in a 20–9 game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Unlike the previous three seasons, where offensive continuity was somewhat maintained, Martz's system was completely different. [5], Smith attended the University of Utah and played for the Utah Utes, wearing number 11. [39] Smith was to make $4 million a season in 2009 and 2010, in addition to base salaries that were not immediately made known. Smith was born in Bremerton, Washington on May 7, 1984, but grew up in La Mesa, California. On September 8, Coach Singletary announced that Smith was named one of the team's captains. After struggling in Kansas City, he then threw for three touchdowns against the Oakland Raiders, setting a career-high. At the NFL combine, Smith recorded a 4.7 time in the 40-yard dash, and had a 32-inch vertical leap. [4], Smith 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, the first overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers, was traded to the Chiefs ahead of the 2013 season and made four playoff appearances under coach Andy Reid. [158] He was released by the team on March 5, 2021. Alexander Douglas Smith (born May 7, 1984) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons. After the game, Singletary was fired and Alex finished the season starting against the Cardinals. During the broadcast on NFL Network, Cris Collinsworth noted that if he were starting an NFL franchise, he would have taken the Broncos rookie quarterback Jay Cutler before Alex Smith and fellow rookies Matt Leinart and Vince Young – and that Smith was not even close to the others. The final score of the game was 45–44 in favor of the Colts. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and head coach Andy Read react to the news of former Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith's retirement during Monday's press conferences. He spent his first eight seasons with the San Francisco 49ers.He played for the Kansas City Chiefs … Smith was at odds with 49ers head coach Mike Nolan over the severity of his injury. On September 10, the 49ers placed Smith on injured reserve after Dr. James Andrews confirmed the team's diagnosis of a broken bone in his shoulder,[35] believed to have been caused by a wire left in his shoulder from the previous surgery, which had sawed through the bone. Smith and Bush were later finalists for the 2004 Heisman, making it the first time a high school had two finalists at the same ceremony. [47][48], Smith entered the 2010 season as the starting quarterback. [86][87] Smith was medically cleared to play the day before the following game, but Harbaugh chose not to rush him back and again started Kaepernick, who threw and ran for a touchdown in a 31–21 win over the New Orleans Saints. At the time, it was presumed Smith was looking for a starting job somewhere else in the NFL. [118] With his performance against the Jets, Smith became the first player in the modern era to have both a 70-yard pass and a 70-yard run in the same game. He was traded to the Washington Redskins in 2018 to make way for Kansas City's second-year quarterback Patrick Mahomes, but was considered instrumental in developing the future NFL MVP. [94] The deal became official at the beginning of the new league year on March 12. However, he did commit his team's only turnover, losing a fumble. The 49ers were reported to be interested in signing Peyton Manning, who had just been released by the rebuilding Indianapolis Colts, leading Smith to visit the Miami Dolphins, reportedly with the intent to sign with the Dolphins if the 49ers signed Manning. [40], After the pay cut, Smith said that he was ready to compete for the starting quarterback spot, primarily against Shaun Hill. It wasn't like I knew it was broken immediately. © ESPN Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved. [73] He also threw a league-low 5 interceptions in 2011,[74] breaking a 49ers franchise record, and setting yet another personal single-season best in fewest passes intercepted per attempt with a 1.123 percent interception rate,[75] likewise the lowest percentage in the league that year. — After 16 NFL seasons, free-agent quarterback Alex Smith, who started for the Chiefs from 2013-17, is retiring from the NFL. [30] Among all NFL quarterbacks who qualify for league statistics, only the Jets' Kellen Clemens had a poorer passer rating than Smith (57.2), Smith completed under 50% of his passes, far below the league average of 60%. [132], Following the initial surgery, Smith developed life-threatening necrotizing fasciitis that resulted in sepsis which required him to undergo 17 surgeries, including eight debridements, across four separate hospital stays over a period of nine months. [60], The 49ers hired Jim Harbaugh as the new head coach, and Greg Roman replaced Johnson as the new offensive coordinator. "Alex Smith was phenomenal," Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said Tuesday. He didn't try to overstep his bounds with Alex when he competed. However, the 49ers struggled the following Thursday night against the San Diego Chargers and Troy Smith started the following game against the Rams. The 2017 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 48th season in the National Football League, the 55th as the Kansas City Chiefs, the 58th overall, the fifth under head coach Andy Reid, and first under general manager Brett Veach. He was humbled around Alex. [103] However, the Chiefs finished with a 9-7 record and did not qualify for the playoffs. The Giants shut down the 49ers' run game (Frank Gore was held to zero yards on six carries before leaving the game in the second half) and Smith was instrumental in the 27–20 victory.[67]. He played college football at Utah, where he was recognized as an All-American and led his team to victory in the 2005 Fiesta Bowl. Smith's job as the starter was solidified during OTA's (Organized Team Activities, a term usually referring to NFL pre-season activities). 136, Patrick Mahomes (6 games) 2017-20. [20] In July 2005, Smith agreed to a six-year, $49.5 million contract with the 49ers; the contract included $24 million in guaranteed money. [92] Smith was named to the USA Today All Joe Team for the second year in a row, and was also named the captain of the team. [55], Smith acknowledged that his performances needed to be more consistent. [151][152][153], Smith returned for the final game of the season against the Philadelphia Eagles, in which he threw two touchdown passes that helped the team to a 20–14 victory and a NFC East division title. Who were the 32 perfect picks? Patrick handled it the right way. Smith also received three Pro Bowl selections during his Chiefs tenure and led the league in passer rating for 2017. While he did not put up big numbers, he helped the 49ers win games through efficient play, minimizing mistakes and controlling the clock. [112] He was ranked 81st by his fellow players, for the second consecutive year, on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017.[113]. Nolan publicly implied that Smith was not fighting through the injury, while Smith felt that the injury still affected his ability to throw accurately, an account that was supported by players from the Seahawks. His father, Douglas D. Smith, was an executive director at Helix High School, which he attended. [57] The win moved the 49ers one game behind the division leaders (Rams and Seahawks) with three games left to play. Kwity Paye's first-round selection by the Colts was the culmination of a long journey for him and his mother, who went through a lot to help get him there. [10][11] Smith earned a bachelor's degree in economics in two years[12] with a 3.74 GPA,[13] having matriculated with 64 credit hours earned before attending college,[14] and began work on a master's degree before being drafted. [116] Smith's performance in Week 1 led all eligible passers in yards and earned him AFC Offensive Player of the Week, marking the first time that he won the award. [71][72] In this manner, The New York Times wrote that Smith was "a steady, if unspectacular, player surrounded by a solid team" in 2011, whose career year "underscored how much he struggled previously. Shortly after Manning made the decision to join the Denver Broncos, Smith signed a three-year contract worth $24 million to remain with the 49ers. [79] Smith made the USA Today All-Joe Team, an award which is given to the best players not to make the Pro Bowl. Since Alex Smith entered the NFL in 2005, he is 1 of 3 QBs to win 30+ games for multiple teams, along with Peyton Manning and Carson Palmer (all 3 were former No. [26] Going into the 4th quarter, the 49ers were trailing the Seahawks 7–3, and pulling out a win looked unlikely. During the off-season, the 49ers drafted Michael Crabtree to be the featured receiver that Smith had been lacking throughout his NFL career. [88][89] The following week, Harbaugh announced that Kaepernick would start for the 8–2–1 49ers, while also stating that the assignment was week-to-week and not necessarily permanent. [125] The trade became official on March 14, the first day of the new league year. The following play Battle ran an end around for the game-winning touchdown. The Chiefs' 42 points were the most the Patriots have given up in the 307 games of the Belichick era, regular season or playoffs. [173] He started the program with $500,000,[173] and continues to personally fund the majority of the charity. After the season, Smith met with Washington head coach Ron Rivera and requested his release. According to Kansas City's quarterbacks coach, Smith was "super intelligent" and had all of the intangibles that he looked for in a quarterback. [170] In 2014, Smith was awarded an honorary doctor of humane letters degree by the University of Utah, where he also delivered the commencement speech for the graduating class. 1 overall draft pick by … Troy Smith struggled in the loss to the Rams and Alex relieved Troy Smith in that game. Alex Smith career stats with the San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs, Washington Redskins and Washington Football Team. At the end of the season, Sports Illustrated named him the best looking quarterback in the NFL, an honor previously won by Tom Brady. Smith led touchdown drives of 80 and 85 yards in the final 4:02. [83] Harbaugh was impressed with Kaepernick, and said "we have two quarterbacks that have a hot hand" while dismissing any rule that a player should not lose their starting job due to an injury. A former No. The improved offensive cast clearly helped Smith develop in his second year, especially early. Smith also earned the conference offensive player of the year twice, and twice won the team MVP for Helix. [61] Harbaugh made it known to Smith that he was welcomed back on the team. Jimmy Raye II was hired to replace him, marking Smith's fifth different offensive coordinator in five seasons. A member of the 49ers from 2005-12, Smith helped lead San Francisco to … Above all he gave the Chiefs the stability at QB for them to build a championship roster elsewhere. [43], After his return as the 49ers' starting quarterback, Smith displayed signs of progress, despite the team's 3–4 record in his first seven starts. It went fuzzy. [139] He was cleared by his doctors to resume football activities in July 2020, with the team placing him on the physically unable to perform list to begin training camp before being activated on August 16, 2020. 1 overall picks). 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