Niners QB Smith on injured reserve again (AP)

[ASFN Admin]

The San Francisco 49ers put quarterback Alex Smith on injured reserve Wednesday with a broken bone in his right shoulder, probably ending the former No. 1 draft pick's disappointing four-year career with the club. Smith, the top pick in the 2005 draft, had surgery on his shoulder in December to repair three torn ligaments, the product of a separated shoulder from a game in late September 2007.

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