Free agent edge rusher Aldon Smith was arrested yet again last week, and the details on his latest are episode are extremely troubling, as Evan Sernoffsky of the San Francisco Chronicle reports (all Twitter links).
Smith had a blood alcohol level of .40 when he went to the San Francisco sheriff’s office on Friday, a range which is typically associated with the “onset of coma, likelihood of death,” per Sernoffsky. After being taken into custody, Smith appeared in court today, and is likely to remain in jail until at least Friday. At that point, Smith will likely be transferred to a rehab facility.
Smith, of course, has been no stranger to off-field incidents since being selected in the first round of the 2011 draft, and a recent domestic violence altercation was just the latest in a string of troubling incidents. The Raiders quickly released Smith following that episode earlier this month, and it’s becoming obvious that Smith will never play in the NFL again.
While his disturbing behavior will likely keep him off NFL rosters, Smith was once an excellent talent. During his first two seasons in the league, Smith posted an astounding 33.5 sacks, and even managed to put up 8.5 sacks during an abbreviated 2013 campaign.
Here’s someone who had everything going for him, had tons of talent, yet no brain to decide between right and wrong. Hope he gets the treatment he needs to get better and make the correct decisions
The .40 is no big deal when you are already clearly brain dead.
Ha! In order to have a .40 he had to average roughly 20 drinks every hour that he was drinking. That’s insane
Welcome to my life. Heyo
Just another idiot!
I just hope the other criminals in the Bay area appreciate the commitment Aldon has made to keeping law enforcement officers constantly busy. It makes things easier for them.
We are only humans and we make mistakes… Have some compasión on the guy, please…
Compassion for What? He s a grown man. If he hasn’t learned to behave by now, it’s doubtful he ever will. Not all people are wonderful. Lobed watching him on the field, next to just in Smith they were insane, but being an athlete doesn’t excuse poor decision making.
Your right but it makes me wonder if he has damage in his brain some where. Yes he has lost the right to play but not the right to find help and maybe have a life of happiness
Which leads us to the question of what happened to all those programs Roger Goodell said were created to help troubled athletes like Smith. The NFL hasn’t had anyone reach out to this guy as far as I know, which smacks of hypocrisy.
Obviously it’s Roger Goodell and the NFLs fault every time one of these morons messes up. You forgot t blame Trump too, somehow he failed Smith too I’m sure.
If you actually read the comment you would see that nobody is getting blamed for someone else`s actions. The issue is the support that was promised for players who need to get their life back on course appears to be a mirage.
He just got arrested again this morning.
Twice. No, oh wait…breaking news on ESPN