Twitter: Cowboys Signing Aldon Smith to 1-yr/$4M Deal (must be reinstated first)

[Gaede]

Worth a shot. Nothing to lose really.

 

[AbeBeta]

Former Pro-Bowl DE selected 7th overall out of Missouri by the Niners back in 2011. Served multiple suspensions for smoking weed before entering rehab. Was eventually suspended for the entire 2016 & 2017 seasons. Now 30 years old, he hasn’t played in the league since 2015.

Aldon had a serious alcohol problem as well. Bigger issue than the weed for sure

 

[WillieBeamen]

Heck I would bring him back to on a low prove it deal. Having that can of depth would be free would be crazy......if it works out.

Does that mean Dallas is targeting corner and safety with the first 2 picks instead of a guy like Chaisson?

Most likely Corner

Henderson
Diggs
Fulton

One of these guys will be Cowboys

 

[speedkilz88]

 

[dwreck27]

Wow 4mill for a dude out of the league that long??

how do you not go get Everson Griffin since you essentially have a Aldon smith clone in RandyG also coming back

Not really high on this move

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Whoa.....he was a name we heard from but I had forgot....interesting.

 

[G2]

Are we a rehab?

 

[Rayman70]

how old is he? Does he even remember how to play anymore?

 

[Rayman70]

Are we a rehab?

Raiders East lol

 

[AbeBeta]

4 million seems crazy, so I have to believe there were other bidders. But we have the space, so why not.

That's 4 mill if he meets his bonuses.

Heck, we don't even know if he's got any guaranteed money.

This is very much likely a "4 mill if you make the team and play well" deal. Ask yourself this ... if a guy who was once a dominant DE comes in and earns enough playing time to rack up eight sacks in the season, is that player worth 4 mill? He sure would be.

Only crazy thing is that people over and over fail to understand the non-guaranteed nature of most NFL contracts.

 

[Portnoy1]

I don't see it in NFL.com, not sure it's true frankly

 

[Arkyvarminter]

We are going from one of the youngest teams in the league to the oldest...lol

 

[Portnoy1]

Ok ......... I see a second source now. Maybe it is true

 

[Carson]

Woah now. 4 million? Won’t complain on taking a flyer

But could’ve got a Shelby Harris at DT or somebody solid. Not a dude out of the league for 4 years lol

 

[AbeBeta]

Aldon Smith's best year ... 19.5 sacks.

If we get 1/3rd of that on a rotational DE, we've won.

Also recall, current Cowboys DL coach Jim Tomusula was the DL coach for the 49ers when Smith was there so there is some link

 

[MonsterD]

WUT!?

 

[America's Cowboy]

If crooked Goodell allowed Aldon Smith back into the league AND to sign with our Cowboys, why is there a holdup about letting Randy Gregory and David Irving back???

 

[ItzKelz]

 

[phildadon86]

That's 4 mill if he meets his bonuses.

Heck, we don't even know if he's got any guaranteed money.

This is very much likely a "4 mill if you make the team and play well" deal. Ask yourself this ... if a guy who was once a dominant DE comes in and earns enough playing time to rack up eight sacks in the season, is that player worth 4 mill? He sure would be.

Only crazy thing is that people over and over fail to understand the non-guaranteed nature of most NFL contracts.

People freaking out like he’s guaranteed the whole contract lol

 

[pacy]

April fools?