Cowboys will not re-sign Aldon Smith one year after pass rushers surprise return

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resumed a roller coaster of an NFL career in 2020, returning to play for the after a five-year hiatus. If the pa s rusher intends to continue his career in 2021, however, he'll have to do it outside of America's Team. That's , who reported Wednesday that Dallas  Jake Butt Jersey has informed the former All-Pro he will not be re-signed. Smith, 31, became an unrestricted free agent on March 17, and the Cowboys have since decided to move on from the defender Chris Evans Jersey  after one year together.Signed by the Cowboys last April while awaiting reinstatement from the NFL, the former first-round draft pick served a prominent role in Dallas' defense, starting all 16 games opposite . He  Ignas Brazdeikis Jersey logged 48 tackles, five sacks and a team-high 14 quarterback hits during his first action since the 2015 season, while also recovering a pair of fumbles and notching five tackles for lo s. Despite on a new deal, however, the Cowboys to a two-year, $6.5 million contract, likely to fill a similar role opposite Lawrence. of the , Smith is now expected to explore  Kenny Allen Jersey other opportunities in free agency.  Originally drafted No. 7 overall by the back in 2011, the veteran opened his career on a record pace, racking up 14 sacks as a rookie despite starting zero games, then approached Michael Strahan's all-time single-season sack record with 19.5 in 2012. The Pro Bowler's trajectory took a downward turn the following year, however, when a DUI arrest led to a five-game absence and preceded multiple other arrests and violations of the NFL's substance abuse policies. Smith was released by San Francisco prior to the Rudy Tomjanovich Jersey  2015 campaign, which he started -- but didn't finish -- with the before serving an indefinite NFL suspension.