Harsh but Fair 9-Game Ban Must Be Wake-Up Call for Aldon Smith

August 29, 2014   ·   Gary Davenport   ·   Jump to comments

The San Francisco 49ers have one of the most formidable defenses in the National Football League. Their linebacker corps is widely considered the best in the NFL.
However, for a large part of the 2014 season, that linebacker group is going to be severely short-handed. In the case of NaVorro Bowman, it was a severe knee injury—unfortunate, but also unavoidable.
Aldon Smith once again refused to get out of his own way, and after getting hammered by commissioner Roger Goodell, the 24-year-old is officially out of do-overs in the NFL.
As Tom Pelissero of USA Today reports, Smith has been suspended nine games by the NFL to start the 2014 season.
For those wondering where that oddball number came from, ESPN's Ed Werder explains:
San Francisco general manager Trent Baalke released a statement, per the USA Today report:
Our organization has known this decision would come and we have prepared for it as a team. Aldon has taken responsibility for his actions an...

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