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Reports: Za’Darius Smith not expected to play Sunday night, Texans expect Tank Dell to play
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Reports: Za’Darius Smith not expected to play Sunday night, Texans expect Tank Dell to play

The Lions traded for Za’Darius Smith this week, but it appears his debut in Detroit will have to wait.

Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Smith is not expected play against the Texans on Sunday night. Smith was scheduled to take time off with the Browns before Tuesday’s trade and took two days off before joining his new team on Friday. Smith was listed as questionable to play.

The Lions are poised to reclaim another home-field advantage. 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 designations.

The Texans will also be late with Will Anderson ruled out, but multiple reports indicate wide receiver Tank Dell will play. Dell was listed as questionable due to a back injury and the team will also call on wideout Nico Collins, who was activated from injured reserve on Saturday and remains listed as questionable due to his hamstring.

A preview of Sunday night’s game and all the rest of this week’s action can to be found here.