When news surfaced of Tiger Woods suffering a torn Achilles, immediately the golf world contemplated what it meant for his future. And for ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith, the answer couldn’t be more clear.

Tiger Woods has been plagued by injuries throughout his career and, sadly, the surgeries still seem to be coming year after year as the great man approaches his 50th birthday in December. Woods' latest time out will be another long stretch after rupturing a tendon in his left achilles,

The 49-year-old was struck by a ruptured Achilles while practicing—raising the question of whether the golfing legend can come back from yet another catastrophic injury.