COWBOYS’ SMITH REINSTATED BY NFL

Dallas Cowboys defensive end Aldon Smith has been granted conditional reinstatement by the NFL from an indefinite suspension for violation of the league's personal conduct and substance abuse policies.

The move will allow Smith to take part in meetings with Cowboys coaches and teammates in the virtual offseason program beginning next Tuesday. Smith, who has been living and working out in Dallas for the past month, met with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell via a virtual call last Thursday.

Smith, 30, has not played in an NFL game since he was suspended as a member of the Raiders in 2015.  He will receive $90,000 from the Cowboys as part of the one year deal he signed in April that could be worth up to $4 million.

The Cowboys are hoping that Smith, the No. 7 pick in the 2011 draft, can find the form that led to his recording 47.5 sacks in 59 games with the San Francisco 49ers and Raiders.