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Lions unsure if Za'Darius Smith will make debut vs. Texans

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ALLEN PARK, Mich. - Za'Darius Smith is questionable for Sunday in Houston, but the new Detroit Lions defensive end enjoyed his first official day of practice at the Meijer Performance Center on Friday.

Smith was traded to Detroit from Cleveland on Tuesday and was set to go on a bye with the Browns for Week 10 but has now shifted to being inside a Lions locker room with Super Bowl aspirations. He will wear No. 99 in Detroit.

Lions head coach Dan Campbell says the organization is excited to have him in the building, but also don't want him feeling any pressure to be injured star Aidan Hutchinson, who went down with a gruesome leg injury in Week 6.