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Chris Smith was a great player. He was a former defensive lineman for the Cleveland Browns. His journey in the NFL spanned almost 8 years, apart from which he played for several teams including the Jacksonville Jaguars, Cincinnati Bengals and Las Vegas Raiders. No one knew that his death would happen so suddenly. Many former players of the world paid tribute to him on social media. The NFL paid an emotional tribute to him through its official Twitter account. He wrote that “a leader on the field, and a friend to all he played with, Rest in Peace Chris Smith. 🙏
A leader on the field, and a friend to all he played with.
Rest in peace Chris Smith. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/Az6Bx3tyhf
— NFL Films (@NFLFilms) April 18, 2023
If we talk about his early career, Smith started his NFL career in 2014. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars as a defensive lineman. Smith’s life has had many ups and downs, as in 2019, his girlfriend Petara Cordero was killed in a car accident just weeks after giving birth to their child.
Dov Kleiman wrote on his Twitter, Sad news: NFL player Chris Smith has passed at age 31, according to agent Drew Rosenhaus. Smith played for the 7 NFL teams, most notably the #Jaguars and #Browns
Sad news: NFL player Chris Smith has passed at age 31, according to agent Drew Rosenhaus.
Smith played for the 7 NFL teams, most notably the #Jaguars and #Browns pic.twitter.com/wbXgFmbd24
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) April 18, 2023
Smith spent three seasons with the Jaguars before going on to play for the Cincinnati Bengals and the Cleveland Browns. But according to a local newspaper, before joining the NFL, he was a hometown hero and the star of his North Carolina high school football team.
