Za'Darius Smith Returns to NFL After Losing Three Family Members

Za'Darius Smith lost his mother, grandmother, and father in rapid succession, which prompted him to step away from professional football.

In the wake of losing his mother, grandmother, and father in rapid succession, Za'Darius Smith has returned to professional football not as an escape from grief, but as a passage through it. The 33-year-old defensive end, who stepped away from the Philadelphia Eagles in October 2024, has signed with the Atlanta Falcons — his seventh NFL team — carrying both the weight of three funerals and the quiet wish his mother held for him to one day wear that uniform. There is an old human understanding that purpose can outlast sorrow, and Smith seems to have found his way back to that truth through the

Za'Darius Smith Returns to NFL After Losing Three Family Members

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