The debut of new Detroit Lions defensive end Za'Darius Smith is likely on hold. After joining his new squad Friday, the team has reportedly decided not to play the veteran against the Houston Texans.

New Detroit Lions star Za’Darius Smith broke his silence on a deleted tweet that sent social media into a frenzy, before his trade to the NFC North leaders was official. Last Sunday, news broke ...

The Detroit Lions landed themselves a massive upgrade along the edge ahead of the trade deadline on Tuesday when the team struck a deal with the Cleveland Browns for veteran Za'Darius Smith.

When defensive end Za'Darius Smith was traded from the Browns to the Lions, one of his first priorities was to secure his preferred jersey number, 99. That cost him some money. The number was ...

Allen Park — Za'Darius Smith apologizes for causing any angst. Before news broke Tuesday morning about his trade from Cleveland to Detroit, Smith took to X, formerly known as Twitter ...

New Lions defensive end Za'Darius Smith is now on his fifth NFL team, and in his talk with the media today in Detroit, he talked about how eager he is to play against two of his former teams ...

The Detroit Lions will have to wait a week for the debut of trade deadline acquisition Za'Darius Smith. On Sunday ... as Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud has been one of the league's best young ...

If he does, Detriot could be missing its best pass-rusher when facing C.J. Stroud. Dan Campbell said Za’Darius Smith is “fired up” to join the Lions. “He’s going to play the run. He can get an edge ...

The Detroit Lions brought in a much-needed reinforcement ahead of the NFL trade deadline when the team acquired veteran edge rusher Za'Darius Smith in a deal with the Cleveland Browns. General ...

Whether or not Za'Darius Smith make his Lions debut on Sunday remains uncertain, but what his role will be in Detroit is clear. However, any perceived pressure of filling in for Hutchinson won't ...