The San Francisco 49ers released Aldon Smith on Friday, but it sounds like they are sticking with him on a personal level. This is fascinating.
The San Francisco 49ers announced Aldon Smith's release on Friday following his arrest for suspicion of DUI, hit-and-run and vandalism. Jim Tomsula spoke to the media to address the topic, and was up at the podium by himself. A year prior, Trent Baalke had handled the press conference announcing Ray McDonald's release, so it was a little odd not to see him up there.
Turns out he had a potentially good reason.