The personal life of Aldon Smith continues to go downhill.
The former Dallas Cowboys defensive end faces up to 16 months in prison after agreeing to a plea deal in a DUI case on Thursday, according to TMZ Sports:
“The San Mateo County District Attorney tells us Smith agreed at a hearing in Northern California to enter a plea of nolo contendere to a felony charge of drunk driving causing injury.
“In exchange, the court agreed it would not impose a sentence on him higher than 16 months in state prison.”
Back in 2021, Smith received two felony DUI charges after crashing into a stopped vehicle on a freeway off-ramp in Redwood City, California. Prosecutors said he empty bottles of rum and vodka in his car at the time of the crash and that he “refused to submit to field sobriety tests and refused to take a test.”
The 33-year-old also had a blood alcohol content of .15 at the time of the crash, prosecutors alleged.
Smith has not played in the NFL since suiting up in 16 games for the Cowboys during the 2020 season.
Probation or a stint in county jail are both on the table for the former NFL star. Sentencing is currently scheduled for March.
