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Former Texans DL Chris Smith passes away

Apr 18, 2023 at 03:54 PM

Deepi Sidhu

Texans Insider and Lead Writer

Former Houston Texans defensive lineman Chris Smith passed away at the age of 31 this week. Teammates shared their condolences and memories of the eight-year NFL veteran, who spent the 2021 season with the Texans, on social media.

This one hurt bad 🙏🏾🙏🏾 Smitty u was one of the good ones 👼👼 https://t.co/guLHwKsXT2
— Jonathan Greenard (@jongreenard7) April 18, 2023

“Love what you do, Do what you love” ‼️ one thing I’ll always keep with me from my dawg Chris🙏🏾💯
— Tavierre Thomas (@TavierreT) April 18, 2023

A 2014 fifth-round pick out of Arkansas, Smith played three seasons for the Jaguars before stints with the Bengals, Browns, Raiders and Texans. In his four games with Houston, Smith recorded eight tackles, one tackle for loss, 1.5 sacks and three quarterback hits. Smith appeared in 81 career NFL games before joining the XFL's Seattle Sea Dragons this past year.

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