Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 941: Life and Death
On November 2018, , the Washington Redskins played at home against the visiting Houston Texans.

At that time, the Washington Redskins had a record of six wins and three losses on the season and led the National League East.

Alex Smith, the quarterback who led the Kansas City Chiefs to the Super Bowl last season, moved to Washington amid controversy and doubt. Mahomes, who stayed in Kansas City, needed to prove himself, and Smith, who went to Washington, also needed to prove himself.

He did it.

Smith withstood the pressure and proved himself to be excellent. Even though the Washington Redskins lineup was incomplete, he still played an excellent leadership role.

There is no doubt that the Washington Redskins have shown excellent competitiveness in the National League East. After defeating the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants, who are both in the same division, in a row, they have taken the lead in the competition for a playoff spot.

In that game, the Washington Redskins will face the Houston Texans, who also have a record of 6 wins and 3 losses this season, in a head-to-head matchup for a playoff spot.

The competition was a close fight and attracted much attention.

However, no one expected that this game would be remembered in another way.

In the first offensive play, Smith was fiercely sacked by the Houston Texans' double-team. Kareem Jackson and JJ Watt completed a joint sack, which directly caused Smith to suffer a spiral compound fracture of the tibia and fibula of his right leg.

To put it simply, it's broken.

In that game, the Washington Redskins had to send out a backup quarterback, but the backup quarterback was also injured and left the field. In the end, the team lost the game with a narrow margin of "23:21".

What's worse is that the nightmare of the Washington Redskins had just begun. In the remaining games of the season, they only won one game and missed the playoffs. Behind the feat of the Dallas Cowboys and the Philadelphia Eagles fighting together from the NFC East was the tragic season-ending of the Washington Redskins.

But nothing compares to the disaster Smith experienced.

This time the fracture was more serious than expected.

After the first operation, Smith's wounds developed multiple infections and complications. If the situation continued to deteriorate, doctors would have no choice but to amputate.

Later, as his body was fighting the infection, Smith developed sepsis. The doctor had issued a critical illness notice, requiring either amputation or his life to be in danger.

Smith was struggling on the line between life and death. He underwent a total of 17 operations and was in a semi-comatose state for a long time. Not to mention outsiders, even the visiting hours of his family members were strictly controlled. He stayed in the intensive care unit for nearly two months before he was out of danger.

Levi still remembers that the last time he spoke to Smith's wife Elizabeth, Elizabeth had an emotional breakdown on the other end of the phone.

"I, I don't know how to help him."

"The doctors had to give him sedatives and painkillers to wake him up from the pain and tell him, you have another infection, we need surgery and may need to amputate, you have these options now, what are you going to do?"

"He could only fight for his life in a confused state of half-sleep and half-wakefulness."

"Rookie, I'm scared. I'm really scared."

Standing before death, they were so small and helpless.

Although Levi knew that injuries were inevitable in professional competitions, he never thought that they were so close to death.

It was also during that time that Felix had a brush with death and Anne passed away without warning, which made Levi fall into deep thought.

Those games, those battles, are no longer simple games.

Fortunately, Smith eventually escaped from the clutches of death, survived complications and sepsis, survived seventeen operations, and finally regained consciousness.

However, at this moment, seeing Smith with his own eyes, Levi still found it hard to believe his eyes, and surging emotions surged deep in his throat. Although so much time had passed, Smith's body and right leg were still abnormally swollen. His right leg was equipped with an instrument like Iron Man, with iron rings fixing the plaster inside. The entire right leg was more than 80 centimeters in diameter, and it looked like a cannon barrel.

Smith sat on the chair with difficulty, but the machine on his right leg showed its sharp teeth in a hideous manner, grinning at all visitors.

To be honest, Levi couldn't imagine what Elizabeth had gone through, let alone what Smith had gone through.

Taking a deep breath, "So, when can I start rehabilitation?" Levi asked.

At this time, Smith had a scruffy beard and deep gray sunken areas under his eye sockets. Even with a smile on his lips, his whole body exuded a weird sharpness and hostility.

This is completely different from the captain who is always friendly in Levi's impression.

Smith chuckled, "Beth asked you to come, right?"

The first thing he said was a mockery.

Levi shrugged lightly, "Of course. If it weren't for Elizabeth, do you think a busy man like me would have the time to visit a loser like you? Captain, is this how I look to you? After defending the Super Bowl, you've become so arrogant and become like Brady?"

A series of combined punches, mocking, attacking, joking and complaining.

Smith was a little overwhelmed.

Closing his eyes and taking a deep breath, Smith said, "You know that's not what I meant."

However, Levi did not respond.

Smith didn't hear the sound, and couldn't help but open his eyes. Levi's smile came into his eyes, which made Smith stunned.

Levi, "Captain, you are still as gullible as ever, and you have no sense of accomplishment. Elizabeth said that your temperament has changed drastically, and you are immersed in depression and unable to extricate yourself. I was expecting more attacks. I haven't even warmed up yet, and you have already surrendered. What kind of person am I now?"

Smith was stunned, the corners of his mouth rose weakly, and then drooped again, "Bad guy?"

Levi thought about it seriously, "I always think villains are more stylish than superheroes. Because superheroes are bound by too many rules and regulations, and they are really not as free as villains. So, thank you?"

In the last sentence, the ending tone rises slightly.

Smith couldn't help it after all. Levi is Levi, always witty and humorous. It seems that anything can be easily solved in his hands.

But this time...it might be a little difficult.

Smith's mouth still drooped, looking at his right leg, "Rehabilitation? With such a big thing? I look like a creature created by Frankenstein now, a monster. If I don't pay attention, I might scare the children."

Levi tilted his head, "You know, the Winter Soldier has a mechanical arm, right?"

Smith hadn't expected Levi's approach at all, and didn't even know how to respond. He just stared at Levi blankly.

Levi shrugged lightly, "Sorry, I attended the premiere of 'The Avengers' a while ago, and now my mind is full of superhero stuff."

This self-deprecating remark, which actually made fun of the news that he attended a movie premiere, made Smith unable to hold back and he burst out laughing.

(End of this chapter)