{"id":25289,"date":"2025-06-10T01:32:38","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T01:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=25289"},"modified":"2025-06-10T01:32:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T01:32:43","slug":"breaking-former-lion-zadarius-smith-walks-red-carpet-of-major-awards-show-with-well-known-girlfriend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=25289","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Former Lion Za&#8217;Darius Smith Walks Red Carpet of Major Awards Show With Well Known Girlfriend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Detroit Lions\u00a0released former trade acquisition and edge rusher Za&#8217;Darius Smith this offseason to free up playing time for Marcus Davenport and a host of other players at his position.<\/p>\n<p>The jury remains out on whether Detroit will bring back the former\u00a0Cleveland Browns\u00a0sack specialist after he had a solid run with Detroit before their playoff loss to Washington.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Smith found himself back in the spotlight as he strutted the red carpet with his well known girlfriend, a rapper and actress from the Motor City with whom he shared a public display of affection.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjE1NTA3ODQzMDYxNjU1MDU5\/usatsi_25179672.jpg\" alt=\"Za'Darius Smith chases Anthony Richardson.\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"tml-image--caption\">Za&#8217;Darius Smith chases Colts QB Anthony Richardson on Nov. 24, 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tml-image--attribution\">\u00a9 Junfu Han \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Matching fits for @kashdoll and @Za&#8217;Darius Smith at the #BETAwards,&#8221; cbsmornings wrote on TikTok, sharing video of the couple at the ceremony.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@cbsmornings\/video\/7514101395910429983\" data-video-id=\"7514101395910429983\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@cbsmornings\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@cbsmornings?refer=embed\">@cbsmornings<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Matching fits for @kashdoll and Za&#8217;Darius Smith at the <a title=\"betawards\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/betawards?refer=embed\">#BETAwards<\/a> \ud83d\udc4f <\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - CBS Mornings\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7514101401803672350?refer=embed\">\u266c original sound &#8211; CBS Mornings<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Who else is hyped?&#8221; one fan said on TikTok after watching the couple.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This makes me feel on top of the world!&#8221; another added.<\/p>\n<p>Kash Doll, born Arkeisha Antoinette Knight, is a rapper and actress from Detroit who first fueled dating rumors in March 2025, shortly after the end of the Lions&#8217; 2024-25 season.<\/p>\n<p>Smith, a 2015 fourth-round pick out of Kentucky, had 22 solo tackles and nine sacks with Detroit last season, helping to shore up a defensive line that was ravaged by injuries late in the season.<\/p>\n<p>Many Lions fans have clamored for the return of Smith, who has been linked to the\u00a0Buffalo Bills\u00a0as an offseason possibility.<\/p>\n<p>The Lions are expected to start a front four of Davenport, Alim McNeill, DJ Reader, and Defensive Player of the Year candidate\u00a0Aidan Hutchinson, which could rank among the best in the\u00a0NFL\u00a0by the time the 2025-26 season is all said and done.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Detroit Lions\u00a0released former trade acquisition and edge rusher Za&#8217;Darius Smith this offseason to free up playing time for Marcus Davenport and a host of other players at&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":25290,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-detroit-lions"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - 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