Chris Smith NFL

Former NFL defensive end Chris Smith has died at age 31. An obituary for Smith was listed in Monday’s edition of the Salisbury Post, which is the local newspaper of the town in North Carolina where Smith grew up. No cause of death was given. …

Cleveland Browns defensive end Chris Smith is making the difficult decision to play just five days after his girlfriend was killed. Petara Cordero, Smith’s girlfriend and mother of his child, was killed on Sept. 11 after being struck by a car. …