Here is an article in the USA Today about 49ers QB Alex Smith and the adversity that he has overcome since being drafted with the #1 overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft. Here is what head coach Mike Singletary says:
"The next step is that leadership," says 49ers coach Mike Singletary, mindful of the morale-boosting effect of performance. "Being able to take an offense that might be stuck at some point in the game and being able to rally those guys together into believing in what we're going to get done."
Asked why he ultimately settled on Smith, Singletary said, "I believe in him. It's just as simple as that. He'd been through hell, but he's never complained. He's stood up against all obstacles and in my mind has overcome them.
"I'll go with character, and we'll go from there."
