RIP Aldon Smith

[LayneStaley]

[Raiderman4]

Was anyone really all that surprised?

[haji81872]

That a young man 36 years old died? Yes I would say that is surprising.

[tatalalicious]

Those years playing besides Justin Smith, he was special/amazing. Far too young.

[Atlasffa]

Excerpt from NFL.com

Link to full article: https://www.nfl.com/news/aldon-smith-br ... ath-age-36

Aldon Smith's brain donated to CTE Center as family's attorneys investigate his death at age 36
Published: Jun 16, 2026 at 12:50 PM

SAN FRANCISCO -- The family of former NFL star Aldon Smith is donating his brain to the Boston University CTE Center to research the long-term effects of repetitive brain injuries following his sudden death at age 36.

Smith died Saturday hours after delivering pizzas to a homeless charity in the San Francisco Bay area.

No cause of death was given and Smith's family has hired attorneys Harry Daniels, Bakari Sellers and Wayne Kendall to investigate Smith's death.

"As with anyone who dies so suddenly at such a young age, we understand that there is a great deal of interest in and speculation about Aldon Smith's passing and we intend to get to the bottom of it," the attorneys said in a statement released Tuesday. "To that end, we have taken a number of steps including sending his brain to Boston where medical experts will examine it for CTE as well as other damage caused by years of concussions and additional trauma.

"In the meantime we simply ask you to keep Aldon's family in our prayers and respect their privacy as they struggle to come to grips with this terrible loss."

Smith's friend, Amir Shirazi, told the San Francisco Chronicle, that he found Smith slumped over in the front passenger seat of his car after delivering the pizzas on Saturday. Smith was taken to a hospital and was declared dead.

"He was a creative mind, so smart, so fierce, so real, so powerful, his presence, his passion and his aura meant a lot to me as a brother and I wish I could've did more to help him and pray to God he doesn't have to hurt anymore," his former teammate, Anthony Dixon, wrote on social media.

[ELCAraiderfan]

Family's attorney's 'investigating' Aldon's death. This at first glance looks like the family is trying to get a payday off of Aldon's death. I hope this isn't correct, but it would go to explain some if not a lot of the bad issues Aldon had throughout his life.

[Attyla]

Family's attorney's 'investigating' Aldon's death. This at first glance looks like the family is trying to get a payday off of Aldon's death. I hope this isn't correct, but it would go to explain some if not a lot of the bad issues Aldon had throughout his life.

During his playing career, there would be a lot of well documented sessions where he was told that football can increase your chances for CTE. Teams now make it part of each season. Remember, he played after disclosure that teams may have known and withheld info on the subject.

[raidersince63]

Family's attorney's 'investigating' Aldon's death. This at first glance looks like the family is trying to get a payday off of Aldon's death. I hope this isn't correct, but it would go to explain some if not a lot of the bad issues Aldon had throughout his life.

Why else would lawyers get involved with an "investigation", if not a possibility of a big settlement ?

[mstrbass2000]

family/lawyers looking for a bag

[Raidermofojeff]

RIP.... I hope his family gets Paid!