Last week, suspended linebacker Aldon Smith took to social media to claim that he would soon be reinstated, and that he would be playing for the Oakland Raiders in the upcoming season. ESPN’s John Clayton subsequently supported Aldon’s claim in an interview on 95.7 The Game with the voice of the Raiders, Greg Papa. As a result, speculation of his pending reinstatement gained quite a bit of steam.
However, this week has been a different story.
According to Jason Cole of Bleacher Report:
“Sources close to Aldon Smith said the former Raiders and 49ers linebacker is nowhere close to reinstatement to the NFL.