"I think any time we could all look into our lives and find something we need to work on," Smith said Tuesday,Jerseys NFL China, seemingly relaxed. "I've taken my time and I've done that."
A clean-cut Smith 鈥?hair trimmed from his previous long, curly cut 鈥?returned to the 49ers' locker room after his long absence and five missed games to cheers from teammates who chanted his first name. Everybody knows what he means to this franchise and defense 鈥?and the 49ers are hopeful he is as healthy as he looks and ready to return to the field as soon as Sunday's home game with Carolina.