The Dallas Cowboys signed Aldon Smith last week and a lot of people were confused as to why. It was 2015 when Smith last played a snap in the NFL. In case you were unaware, it is now 2020. That’s a long time to go between moments of competitive football, but there is hope that Smith can still contribute at a high level.
How did this come together, though? How did Aldon Smith, out of the NFL for so long, manage to find his way to the Dallas Cowboys under new head coach Mike McCarthy?