The Cowboys raised plenty of eyebrows when they decided to sign defensive end Aldon Smith to a one-year deal, given that he hasn’t played a down of football since 2015 and has a history of issues off the field, mostly around his alcohol problems. He is also still suspended indefinitely by the NFL. At the time that the signing was reported by Jay Glazer, he announced to the world that Smith has been involved with Glazer’s Merging Vets and Players organization, and, importantly, that he’s been sober for nine months.
On Monday morning, Glazer dished out some new details regarding Smith during his regular NFL mailbag piece with The Athletic, which can be read in full here.