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Za’Darius Smith speaks on trade, Lions’ days off, chance to play Sunday

On Friday, Za’Darius Smith faced the media for the first time since being traded from the Cleveland Browns to the Detroit Lions earlier in the week, and the 32-year-old veteran was clearly energized by being in his new home.

Smith was so eager to get to Detroit that he let a little of his anxiety out early on Tuesday morning when the trade hadn’t happened yet. He cryptically tweeted out “SMH,” in a moment he now admits was his own impatience.

“It was just taking too long. It was taking too long,” Smith said.