According to Tim Kawakami of the San Jose Mercury News, 49ers linebacker Aldon Smoth probably won’t play in 2014.
Right to the point: My view, after talking to several sources involved with the 49ers’ decision-making, is that troubled linebacker Aldon Smith hasn’t only lost the benefit of the doubt, he probably won’t play for the 49ers in 2014.
This doesn’t mean the Niners will release Smith any time soon.
That doesn’t mean the 49ers will release him any time soon–remember, he almost certainly will face NFL punishment, it probably won’t be lenient, and the 49ers will probably wait through the legal and NFL processes before making any final conclusion.
It doesn’t make sense for the 49ers to cut Smith right because of how much guaranteed money they owe him.
They also are on the hook for a guaranteed $3M+ to Smith and have time to see how this plays out before dumping him and throwing away the money (and letting him have the money for nothing, by the way).
Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network also mentioned on Monday that Smith isn’t going anywhere due to financial reasons.
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