The 31-year-old defender finished the season with five sacks and became a welcome defensive surprise for Dallas.
The Dallas Cowboys have informed the freelancer quarterback hunter Aldon Smith He won’t be rehired after one season, a team source told Ed Werder ESPN this Wednesday.
After an indefinite suspension from 2016 to 2019 for multiple off-pitch incidents and violations of the league’s drug abuse policy, Smith joined the Cowboys in 2020 on a one-year deal. that could have paid him up to $ 4 million based on certain incentives achieved.
The 31-year-old defender finished the season with five sacks, including three in week 3 against the Seattle SeahawksHe was the second DeMarcus Lawrence in the staff of the Cowboys with 33 hurried quarterback and 48 tackles, five tackles for yardage loss and two fumbles, one of which returned to the touchdown.
The decision not to return Smith was reinforced by the signature by the Cowboys from the defensive end of a veteran free agent, Tarell Basham, of the New York Jets
Smith began its season as a first-round draft pick of the San Francisco 49ers in 2011, obtaining an invitation for it Pro Bowl and an appointment with the first team All professional in 2012. After four campaigns with the Niners, spent the 2015 season with the Oakland Raiders, before suspending by the NFL, and sidelined a total of four league seasons before appearing again this year Dallas
Information from Todd Archer was used in writing this note.