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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; San Francisco 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith has 38 career sacks in three NFL seasons. (Stacy Revere/Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;San Francisco 49ers linebacker\u00A0Aldon Smith\u00A0turned himself into the authorities\u00A0Tuesday night and posted bail after being charged with\u00A0possessing illegal assault weapons earlier this month,\u00A0Tony Kovaleski\u00A0and\u00A0David Paredes of\u00A0NBC Bay Area report.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;According to the report, Smith posted a bail of $75,000.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Smith, who has missed five games this season, faces a court date for the felony weapons charges on Nov. 12 and is scheduled be in court Nov. 19 to face misdemeanor DUI and drug charges.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BURKE: Chiefs move to top of NFL Power Rankings&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;He was charged with possessing illegal weapons after a party in June 2012 in which cops found\u00A0assault rifles, magazines and ammunition. Smith was stabbed at the party and two others were shot.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Smith has been away from the 49ers after he was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence and possession of marijuana on Sept. 20.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Smith has 4.5 sacks and 18 tackles in three games this season.\n&lt;strong&gt;BURKE &amp;amp; FARRAR:\u00A0Cover-Two: Taking stock of the division leaders from AFC East to NFC\u00A0West&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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