The NFL has lowered the hammer on Raiders linebacker Aldon Smith.
Smith is suspended for one year, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
During his time with the 49ers, Smith had a number of issues related to substance abuse and off-field misconduct. The 49ers cut him in August after he was arrested for DUI, hit and run and vandalism, but the NFL did not immediately suspend him and the Raiders signed him.
Smith has played in all nine games for the Raiders this season, but now he’ll be ineligible to play until November of 2016.