![]() So is "don’t drink and drive," something Smith did a few months ago. "Don’t host a gun-filled party" is darn good advice for anyone, of course. Because, otherwise, what’s the point of being a wealthy 20-something? If they had, they would have learned that the very first PowerPoint slide says "Don’t Get Stabbed."Īctually, the speakers tell rookies to avoid places where there are lots of guns and intoxicants, like nightclubs, parties for famous people, or any of the other places wealthy 20-somethings like to hang out. Smith, and any other rookie with time on his hands (all of them, last June), probably should have gone to the NFLPA’s "The Business of Football: Rookie Edition" program, but none of them had the chance to go to the Rookie Symposium, which was cancelled. Remember the lockout? The NFLPA held a similar event, and 23 of 32 first round picks attended. So I am four days late in saying tsk-tsk at Smith, though it is really just sour grapes because I don’t get invited to this kind of party anymore.ĭidn’t Smith learn anything from the Rookie Symposium? Several early-response bloggers asked that question on Sunday, before cooler heads set the record straight. Still, the first rule of Internet sports writing is to identify the most famous sports person involved in any scandal, then vilify him as quickly as possible. Two people were shot at the party, but they are expected to pull through, and Smith is not a shooting suspect, but a stabbing victim. Smith received minor injuries as the result of a stab wound during an out-of-control party at his San Jose home. Aldon Smith committed the worst possible NFL crime on Saturday: he was involved in a violent incident during a slow news period.
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