Za’Darius Smith is not expected to play on Sunday night, while the Houston Texans anticipate Tank Dell will play

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Za’Darius Smith participates in a drill during an NFL football training camp practice

The Lions traded for edge rusher Za’Darius Smith this week, but it looks like he won’t be making his debut for Detroit yet.

According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, Smith is not expected to play against the Texans on Sunday night. Smith had been on a bye week with the Browns before being traded on Tuesday. He took two days off before joining the Lions on Friday and was listed as questionable to play.

The Lions are set to welcome another edge rusher back to the field. Josh Paschal missed two games after having a benign mass removed from his shoulder, but he was a full participant in practice all week and has no injury designation.

Tank Dell
Tank Dell (NFL)

The Texans will be missing an edge rusher as well, with Will Anderson ruled out. However, multiple reports say wide receiver Tank Dell will play.

Dell had been listed as questionable with a back injury. The team will also make a decision on wide receiver Nico Collins, who was activated from injured reserve on Saturday and is still listed as questionable due to a hamstring injury.

By Ritik

Ritik Katiyar is pursuing a post-graduate degree in Pharmaceutics. Currently, he lives in Srinagar, Uttarakhand, India. You can find him writing about all sorts of listicle topics. A pharmaceutical postgrad by day, and a content writer by night. You can write to him at [email protected]

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