What Aldon Smith’s Return Has Meant to the San Francisco 49ers’ Defense

When outside linebacker Aldon Smith returned to the San Francisco 49ers after his five-week hiatus, pundits wondered if he would be the same player he was before his stint in rehab. Personally, I was skeptical. I doubted Smith’s ability to put all of his prior distractions behind him.

Based on what we know, off-the-field complications are known to linger until the issue is fully resolved.

Are Smith’s alcohol problems behind him? Only he knows the answer to that question. However, it’s evident that his performances over the course of the past five weeks...

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