Aldon Smith is “mad and frustrated” that his efforts to get reinstated to the NFL seem to have hit a standstill. The suspended Raiders linebacker met with Commissioner Roger Goodell last Friday and expected to hear something by now, but he hasn’t.

Smith and his personal trainer, Steven Fotion, posted a picture of themselves on Twitter on Thursday afternoon, saying “how unprofessional NFL, disappointed fans want to know yes or no.” Later, Fotion said on the telephone that Smith was “too angry to talk and was afraid he would start yelling.”

And so Smith spoke through Fotion, who owns Fotion’s Clubhouse Gym in Carbondale, Colo., and has been working with Smith since June.

“He is losing hope,” Fotion said. “They are jerking him around, telling him they’ll have an answer for him on Monday. And then nothing. It seems unprofessional.”

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Smith’s yearlong Stage Three suspension for violating the league’s rules on substance abuse ended Nov. 17. He applied for reinstatement Oct. 3.

As for the meeting with Goodell, Smith told Fotion that “it went well. They poked the bear, they poked the bear … but they didn’t rattle me.”

Goodell said Wednesday at the NFL owners’ meetings in Irving, Texas, that he didn’t have a timetable for announcing a decision on Smith’s reinstatement.

“We’re going through all of the information to make sure we have it all absolutely accurate,” Goodell told reporters, “that we all understand exactly where he is in the process of trying to get himself in a position where he’s got his life in order enough to resume an NFL career. It was good for me to hear from him personally. But when we get to that decision, we’ll certainly announce it.”

The players’ union also was represented at last week’s meeting.

Smith, 27, entered a treatment center in Carbondale in July after a video shared on social media raised questions about whether he had violated the NFL’s drug and conduct policies again. Smith denied on Twitter that he was the man in the video who appeared to be smoking marijuana, and the league has investigated the matter.

Smith also had been to rehab in 2013, following two DUI arrests when he played for the 49ers, and served a nine-game suspension in 2014.

The Raiders (10-3) re-signed Smith to a two-year contract in April even though he was under suspension and not allowed to have contact with the team.

“He just wants to play,” Fotion said. “Actually, he just wants to know. You tell him he can’t come back this season, fine, he’ll rent a house here and we’ll train for next season. He’s been randomly drug-tested and they have all come back clean.”

Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie said, “The most important thing is that (Smith) is healthy and happy,” but the team definitely could find use for a pass rusher — even if it’s limited use — down the stretch or in the playoffs. Smith has 47.5 career sacks.

Fotion started working five days a week with Smith in June and has been posting pictures and videos of Smith training. Smith (6-foot-4, 258 pounds) is obviously in great shape, as evidenced by a 4-foot box jump — after he had just finished squats and dead lifts.

“Aldon’s in better shape than he was last season, and he is stronger mentally as well,” said Fotion, who has been training athletes for 25 years. “He’s done explosive work, agility drills, weights, cutting drills. He’s ready. ... He’s so ready, he’s bored.”

While the Raiders will be in San Diego on Sunday trying to clinch their first playoff spot in 14 years, Smith and Fotion will attend the Patriots-Broncos game in Denver. Fotion has been a Broncos fan since 1988, but he still hopes that Smith is back with the Raiders playing against his favorite team in the regular-season finale Jan. 1.

“The league let Ray Lewis play, they let Mike Vick play,” Fotion said. “All Aldon and I are asking is what does he have to do? Let us know.

“If they’re trying to break him, they’re not going to break him.”

Vic Tafur is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: vtafur@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @VicTafur