Former Raiders pass rusher Aldon Smith passed away on Saturday and a little more than a day later the cause of death has still not been determined.
Details around his death have been limited, but Smith made a series of public appearances in recent days and was involved in delivering pizzas to a homeless charity on the morning of his death.
Recent videos of Smith seemed to indicate the former All Pro linebacker was relatively healthy and a friend of Smith’s confirmed on Sunday that there was some kind of unexpected medical event associated with Smith’s death.
Via the San Francisco Chronicle…
“Amir Shirazi walked out of his Los Gatos house Saturday morning and found his massive friend Aldon Smith, a former first-team All-Pro linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers, slumped over in the front passenger seat of his white Chevy pickup.
He thought Smith was asleep, his mouth open, his 6-foot-4 frame slightly twitching. Shirazi said he quickly knew something was wrong. He thought it was possibly a seizure, and then maybe a massive heart attack.
Shortly before noon, Shirazi told the Chronicle in an exclusive interview, he called 911 and summoned former 49ers running back Anthony Dixon to the scene to assist him in CPR.
Less than an hour later, Smith would be declared dead at Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose. His cause and manner of death are pending, according to Santa Clara County’s chief medical examiner. He was 36 years old.”
Six days ago, Smith talked about how he was doing and seemed clear-minded and often reflective in the barbershop interview…