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Aldon Smith and the 49ers: “It’s Just A Flesh Wound”

Found July 04, 2012 on 60 Max Power O: Yardbarker Blogger Network
TEAMS: San Francisco 49ers
Life is all fun and games…until someone STABS YOU The San Francisco 49ers enjoyed a resurgent 2011 campaign, coming one overtime loss shy of making it to the Super Bowl. Part of the reason was a staunch defense that ranked among the league’s best all season, helped by the addition of seventh overall pick Aldon Smith. Smith burst onto the scene with a breakout rookie year, recording a franchise rookie-record 14 sacks, most amont all NFL rookies, along with a pair of forced fumbles. Smith has been enjoying himself pretty heavily celebrating his NFL success perhaps to a fault as a party Aldon attended got a bit out of hand over the weekend.   From ESPN.com: The San Francisco 49ers say linebacker Aldon Smith suffered minor injuries during an incident Friday night in San Jose, Calif., and that he is recovering comfortably. A person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press that Smith suffered stab wounds. Those sound like wildly different stories. The 49e...
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