Justin Smith has left the building; No Bruce in sight

NFL Network analyst Brian Baldinger joined 95.7 The Game on Tuesday and explained why he believes the reigning NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa, can be even better in 2020. How much better? Baldinger believes Bosa is a candidate for the NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award. "I think, honestly, in talking to players that have played with Nick Bosa in practice, and talking to oppositions that have had to block him," Baldinger said on the Bonta, Steiny & Guru show, "I believe -- and I was with a general manager last night talking about pass rushers and, specifically, Nick Bosa -- I think he's got a very good chance to be the defensive MVP of this league. I think he has that kind of talent. "And

Alex Smith had been through a lot since his horrific leg injury on November 18, 2018. There was so much doubt that the former No. 1 overall pick by the San Francisco 49ers would ever play football again after a life-threatening infection, several surgeries, and a lengthy rehab that followed. Through the lens of an E:60 documentary, "Project 11," football fans received a glimpse of what Smith endured as he worked back from a gruesome compound fracture of his right leg. The quarterback isn't just lucky to have his leg; he is fortunate to be alive. Smith was with his third NFL team at the time of the injury and was five years removed from his time in the Bay Area. It was his first season with Washington, and maybe—just maybe—it won't be his

Few expected Alex Smith to ever get back on the football field after his severe leg injury on November 18, 2018. There was concern about whether or not he would ever walk again. Even his life was at risk. Surprisingly, it was reported in July that Smith had been cleared for full football activity two years after breaking his tibia and fibula during a game with Washington. Now, the former No. 1 overall pick by the San Francisco 49ers may be close to realizing his dream of a miraculous comeback. He passed his physical last week but wasn't cleared for football activities quite yet. Instead, he landed on the Physically Unable to Perform list. "As