Former NFL pass rusher Aldon Smith's last act before his death was donating food for the homeless

Former NFL walk rusher Aldon Smith spent clip connected what would beryllium nan last time of his life donating nutrient to a kindness that feeds nan homeless.

The San Francisco 49ers announced connected Saturday that Smith, who played successful 50 games during his six-year career, died astatine nan property of 36. Just hours earlier he was recovered unresponsive, Smith unexpectedly dropped disconnected 10 pizzas to CHAM Deliverance Ministry, a San Jose, Calif., kindness that feeds nan homeless.

Amir Shirazi, a friend of Smith's who picked up connected Saturday to make nan astonishment delivery, said to nan San Francisco Chronicle astir nan charitable aid earlier sharing nan specifications of uncovering him unresponsive successful his car.

Aldon Smith of nan San Francisco 49ers waits betwixt drills astatine nan team's first training campy believe Thursday afternoon, July 24, 2014, successful Santa Clara, Calif. (Karl Mondon/MediaNews Group/Mercury News via Getty Images)

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"He was a very sweet, caring, loving giant," Shirazi said. "That if you really knew him, you’d cognize who he genuinely is."

After dropping disconnected nan pizzas, Shirazi drove them to a market shop and past backmost to his home. He explained to nan outlet that he quickly ran wrong to move connected immoderate lights, and erstwhile he returned to nan car, Smith was slumped complete successful his seat.

San Francisco 49ers Aldon Smith runs during believe astatine nan 49ers training installation successful Santa Clara, connected Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014. (LiPo Ching/MediaNews Group/Mercury News via Getty Images)

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"I came retired and he was fundamentally dormant successful my beforehand seat," Shirazi said. "I’m conscionable successful shock."

While Smith has a history of constituent abuse, Shirazi said that he had not seen nan erstwhile NFL subordinate usage narcotics connected Saturday and had only seen him fume marijuana occasionally complete nan years. He said he believed that Smith's decease was a "natural death."

"My belief was that this is simply a young man that wanted to thief nan homeless, which was great," Scott Wagers, nan co-founder of CHAM Deliverance Ministry, told nan outlet. "When nan 49ers and group for illustration that want to thief nan community, that’s everything."

Aldon Smith of nan San Francisco 49ers suits up for nan team's first training campy believe Thursday afternoon, July 24, 2014, successful Santa Clara, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) (Photo by Karl Mondon/MediaNews Group/Mercury News via Getty Images) ((Photo by Karl Mondon/MediaNews Group/Mercury News via Getty Images))

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Smith was drafted seventh wide successful nan 2011 NFL Draft retired of Missouri, and made an contiguous effect arsenic a rookie, picking up 14.0 sacks and forcing 2 fumbles successful 16 games. The adjacent twelvemonth he group a 49ers' franchise grounds pinch 19.5 sacks and was named a First-Team All-Pro while starring nan squad to Super Bowl XLVII.

Smith reached 30 profession sacks successful conscionable 27 games, making him nan fastest subordinate successful NFL history to do so, breaking a grounds antecedently held by Hall of Famer Reggie White.

In 2013, Smith voluntarily entered rehab and missed 5 games. In 2014, he served a nine-game suspension for violations of nan NFL's constituent maltreatment and individual behaviour policies.

In 2015, nan 49ers released Smith successful August pursuing his 3rd DUI apprehension earlier he was signed weeks later by nan Oakland Raiders.

Smith remained indefinitely suspended from nan NFL for 4 afloat seasons while dealing pinch ineligible and individual troubles. He made a return successful 2020 and played a afloat play pinch nan Dallas Cowboys, starting successful each 16 games.