Niners QB Smith out for Sunday (AP)

[ASFN Admin]

Quarterback Alex Smith will miss the San Francisco 49ers' game against Baltimore on Sunday, but won't need surgery on his separated right shoulder. Coach Mike Nolan said Monday the 49ers won't set a target return date for Smith until Thursday, when the swelling subsides in his shoulder. Though similar injuries sometimes require two to three months of recovery, Nolan expressed hope Smith might even...

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