ASHBURN Josh Norman Jersey , Va. (AP) — O’Connell to offensive coordinator after he previously served as passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach.The team announced O’Connell’s promotion Tuesday along with other changes to Jay Gruden’s coaching staff. Matt Cavanaugh, who had been offensive coordinator the past two seasons, is now the Redskins’ senior offensive assistant.The 33-year-old O’Connell previously was an assistant in San Francisco and Cleveland and was considered a strong candidate to land an offensive coordinator job elsewhere in the NFL before Washington gave him that title.Washington also said defensive line coach Jim Tomsula will return for a third season. Earlier this month, the team hired Nate Kaczor to replace Ben Kotwica as special teams coordinator, Ray Horton to replace Torian Gray as defensive backs coach and Brian Angelichio to replace Wes Phillips as tight ends coach. Alex Smith’s, and the Redskins Jordan Reed Jersey , season ended when he broke his tibia and fibula on November 18, 2018 against the Houston Texans. Smith immediately had surgery due to the severity of the injury(open fracture, spiral fracture). The injury was gruesome and his return for 2019, and possibly at all, immediately was a question mark.There was virtually no news on Smith until reports surfaced that he was dealing with infections following the initial surgery, and had had multiple surgeries during his extended stay in the hospital. Smith had a plate removed due to infection Bryce Love Washington Redskins Jersey , and there was more speculation and rumors about Smith’s recovery time. Would Alex Smith ever play football for the Washington Redskins, or anyone, again?Smith was released from the hospital around December 16th, almost a month after the initial injury.Now over a month after his release he is out in public at today’s Washington Wizards game wearing a huge brace/external fixator to secure his broken leg. Smith’s recovery is expected to take up to a year, and the entire 2019 season.Here’s to hoping Alex’s recovery is going well!