Wide receiver DeVonta Smith was excused from the Philadelphia Eagles’ training-camp practice on Wednesday for personal reasons.

Smith missed practice to be in Las Vegas to support former Alabama teammate Henry Ruggs III on Wednesday, E.J. Smith of the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.

On Wednesday at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Ruggs was sentenced to not less than three years and not more than 10 years in prison for his role in a fatal wreck that took the life of 23-year-old Las Vegas resident Tina Tintor on Nov. 2, 2021.

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Under an arrangement with the Clark County (Nevada) District Attorney’s Office, Ruggs had pleaded guilty in May to two charges after originally facing five. At that time, Judge Jennifer Schwartz of the 8th Judicial District set Ruggs’ sentencing hearing for Aug. 9.

On Wednesday, Schwartz sentenced Ruggs based on the plea agreement. After three years of incarceration by the Nevada Department of Corrections, Ruggs will be eligible to be considered for parole.

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Smith and Ruggs played as teammates for the Crimson Tide in 2017, 2018 and 2019. Smith stayed one more season for Alabama and won the Heisman Trophy in 2020.

The Las Vegas Raiders chose Ruggs at No. 12 in the 2020 NFL Draft. The Eagles chose Smith at No. 10 in the 2021 NFL Draft.

The wide receivers were on opposite sidelines once in the NFL. On Oct. 24, 2021, the Raiders defeated the Eagles 33-22 in Las Vegas. Smith caught five passes for 61 yards and Ruggs had four receptions for 24 yards in the game.

Nine days later, Ruggs was arrested after a deadly traffic crash in Las Vegas.

Before the 2021 game between the Eagles and Raiders, Smith had said of Ruggs: “That’s my brother from another mother. That was my roommate in college and things like that. Working at Alabama, this is something we dreamed of: Being able to play against each other in the NFL. Now we’re here.”

Ruggs had said: “It’s like playing against my younger brother. I treat Smitty like blood.”

The Raiders released Ruggs on the day of his arrest.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @AMarkG1.