{"id":423114,"date":"2023-04-18T18:58:37","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T18:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=423114"},"modified":"2023-04-18T18:58:37","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T18:58:37","slug":"former-nfl-player-chris-smith-dead-at-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/former-nfl-player-chris-smith-dead-at-31\/","title":{"rendered":"Former NFL Player Chris Smith Dead At 31"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chris Smith, a former defensive lineman for the NFL, passed away at the age of 31, according to his agent Drew Rosenhaus and the Seattle Sea Dragons of the XFL.<\/p>\n<p>The player&#8217;s death&#8217;s circumstances are still unknown because no more information was provided on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The Mount Ulla native played for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks after graduating from high school, and the Jacksonville Jaguars selected him in the fifth round of the 2014 draft.<\/p>\n<p>In 2014, Smith signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars and started his NFL career as a defensive tackle. But tragedy had damaged his personal existence. In 2019, a few weeks after giving birth to their kid, his girlfriend Petara Cordero perished in a vehicle accident.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Former NFL defensive end Chris Smith, has passed away at the age of 31. R.I.P. \ud83d\udd4a\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P6dHCTyA4t\">https:\/\/t.co\/P6dHCTyA4t<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DshVFdAKh2\">pic.twitter.com\/DshVFdAKh2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; theScore (@theScore) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theScore\/status\/1648382131515564032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 18, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Later, he played with the Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Las Vegas Raiders, and Houston Texans in the NFL for a total of eight seasons starting in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>In March, he signed a contract with the XFL Seattle Sea Dragons, an American minor league football team.<\/p>\n<p>Smith played five games with the Sea Dragons this year, making five tackles.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Former NFL player Chris Smith, who spent 8 years in the league has died at age 31 \ud83d\ude4f\ud83d\ude14 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3UNITCak3g\">pic.twitter.com\/3UNITCak3g<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Daily Loud (@DailyLoud) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyLoud\/status\/1648384673867878403?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 18, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Loved Ones Praying Tribute To Chris Smith<\/h2>\n<p>West Rowan High School in North Carolina offered a tribute to Smith on Twitter, writing: &#8220;Rest in Peace to a West Rowan Legend!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Chris was a better person than he was player! The impact he had on those around him will be remembered forever!&#8221; the statement said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Former NFL defensive end Chris Smith has died at age 31, his agent confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>He was a member of the XFL&#39;s Seattle Sea Dragons this season.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lKOO2IqYEx\">https:\/\/t.co\/lKOO2IqYEx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2W7PlLOtHx\">pic.twitter.com\/2W7PlLOtHx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNNFL\/status\/1648338853659398144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 18, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Browns of Cleveland tight end Chris Smith, please rest in heaven, David Njoku tweeted. a beloved sibling and hometown hero. Such a good person. This breaks my heart.<\/p>\n<p>Buffalo Bills tight end Shaq Lawson penned: &#8220;Man Prayers up for Chris Smith family.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Derek Carr, a former Raiders quarterback, shared a photo of Smith from their playing days with the remark, &#8220;Love you bro.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Former NFL player Chris Smith dies at 31 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/S3BqOlmy2i\">https:\/\/t.co\/S3BqOlmy2i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCWorld\/status\/1648381401186664456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 18, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"What Is Former NHL Player Paul Bissonnette\u2019s Net Worth?\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/what-is-former-nhl-player-paul-bissonnettes-net-worth\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">What Is Former NHL Player Paul Bissonnette\u2019s Net Worth?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chris Smith, a former defensive lineman for the NFL, passed away at the age of 31, according to his agent Drew Rosenhaus and the Seattle Sea Dragons of the XFL. The player&#8217;s death&#8217;s circumstances are still unknown because no more information was provided on Tuesday. The Mount Ulla native played for the University of Arkansas [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":423116,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[7210,7211],"class_list":["post-423114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl","tag-chris-smith","tag-chris-smith-dead"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=423114"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423114\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/423116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=423114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=423114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=423114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}