"Aldon Smith is taking a leave of absence to address a personal matter," Baalke said in a statement. "The 49ers organization both respects and supports Aldon's decision and commends him for taking responsibility for his actions. The longterm wellbeing of our players is paramount and we will stand by Aldon as he works toward addressing this issue.The Scarlet Knights also defeated Tulane on the road and Howard at home in their first two outings. Flood was an assistant to Greg Schiano before Schiano left to become head coach of the Tampa Bay Bucaneers of the NFL. Flood's other stops as an assistant were at St.

The Saints have allowed 100yard games to four running backs, surrendered 96 to another and let three different Panthers gain at least 50 yards in a 3527 loss in Week 2. New Orleans has allowed at least 219 rushing yards in four games since Sept. 16."I don't think you play throughout the season with awards in mind, to be honest," Crosby said. &qu