Oakland Raiders linebacker Aldon Smith could learn his football future soon, as the NFL is due to respond to his application for reinstatement this week.Smith applied for a return to the league Oct. 3, and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell had 60 days to render a decision on reinstatement, according to the terms of the collective bargaining agreement. The 60-day period ends Friday.Smith spent 120 days at a rehabilitation facility in Carbondale, Colorado, sources told ESPN, after a Periscope video on an account purportedly belonging to Smith posted an unidentified man and woman talking about a hand-rolled cigarette. Smith has denied it was him in the video, which was posted over the summer.Sources said the rehabilitation stay had a profound effect on the 27-year-old linebacker.There is guarded optimism within the Raiders organization that Smith will be reinstated and allowed to finish out the season, which would be a big boost for a team pushing to win the AFC West and make the playoffs for the first time since 2002.Smith was eligible to be reinstated Nov. 17, one year after the NFL hit him with a one-year banishment for violating the leagues substance abuse policy when he was arrested in August 2015 on drunken driving, hit and run and vandalism charges.ESPNs Ed Werder has reported that, because of the Periscope video, the NFL would investigate whether Smith violated the protocols required of a suspended player seeking reinstatement to the league following a violation of the substance abuse policy.Smith spent time in rehab in 2013 and served a nine-game suspension in 2014 for violating the leagues personal conduct and substance abuse policies. He was cut by the San Francisco 49ers during training camp after the August 2015 incident, his fifth arrest since coming into the league.?The Raiders signed Smith in September 2015, a month after he was released by the 49ers, and re-signed him to a two-year contract in April. He finished with 3.5 sacks in nine games last season and has 47.5 sacks in 59 career games.He said in a YouTube video earlier this month that he wont be defeated by the challenges he has faced. Hydro Flask 40 Oz Black Friday . First off, the fans ripped the Cubbies introduction of a fuzzy new kid-friendly mascot named "Clark". Hydro Flask 20 Oz Coffee . -- Nate Robinson has played for seven teams, so beating one of them is no longer a rare occurrence. http://www.hydroflask32oz.com/standard-mouth/18-oz.html . Toronto has dropped games to Indiana and Miami since a five-game winning streak and closed out a three-game road trip at 1-2. Hydro Flask Coffee Sale .J. Ellis hit two-run homers and the NL West champion Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres 4-0 Saturday night. Hydro Flask Wide Mouth . Toronto has dropped games to Indiana and Miami since a five-game winning streak and closed out a three-game road trip at 1-2. BEREA, Ohio -- The Cleveland Browns have waived defensive back KWaun Williams, recently suspended by the team in a dispute over an injury.Williams was suspended for two weeks on Aug. 17, a few days after he sat out Clevelands exhibition opener against Green Bay with an injured ankle. The Browns had expected him to play against the Packers, but the 25-year-old Williams decided he was not healthy enough to dress.Coach Hue Jackson refused to elaborate on the reason for Williams release, saying only were just moving forwaard.ddddddddddddThe release of Williams trimmed Clevelands roster to 75. All NFL teams are required to be at that number by Tuesday.The Browns signed Williams, who played at Pittsburgh, as an undrafted free agent in 2014. He made 10 starts in his two seasons with the Browns, recording two sacks and forcing three fumbles.---AP NFL website: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '
