Raiders linebacker Aldon Smith has requested to be reinstated to the NFL, Oakland general manager Reggie McKenzie told the San Francisco Chronicle.
Smith was suspended for one year last season after he violated the NFL's substance abuse policy. He is reportedly out of rehab, and his suspension is set to end Nov. 17.
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"Aldon is doing well,” McKenzie said. “That situation is going to be totally up to the league because he’s been in the program and they’ve monitored him. It’s up to (commissioenr Roger) Goodell to say yah, nay or when.