By Jasmine Gonzales |Staff Writer| Linebacker Aldon Smith will be returning to the San Francisco 49ers defense after a nine game suspension. The league announced in late August that Smith would be suspended for violating the NFL's personal conduct and substance abuse polices. Typically, when a player is suspended from a team they are not allowed to be involved in any team events, but the NFL allowed Smith to attend team meetings, strength and conditioning workouts because Smith said the support would help him in his rehabilitation process. "Smith was not allowed to attend games, so he spent the first half of the season watching his teammates on T.V. with his family," reported … [Read more...] about 49ers star returns after suspension