In the early hours of Sept. 11, veteran defensive lineman Chris Smith and his girlfriend, Petara Cordero, were on the side of Interstate 90 in the city waiting for help after one of the tires on Smith’s sports car blew out.
A 47-year-old woman struck Smith’s car and then Cordero, and Cordero was killed. She and Smith had gone out for a night together as new parents; their daughter, Haven Harris Smith, was just 4 weeks old at the time.
The driver was not charged.
No Charges in Death of Girlfriend of Browns’ Chris Smith https://t.co/gnvEZ9QsaW
— SportsGossip.com (@sportsgossip) November 2, 2019
On Tuesday, the Browns waived Smith.
A league source said he did not ask for his release.
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Eighty-three days after Smith watched his girlfriend die, 83 days after he was thrust into the role of single father, 83 days after his unimaginable heartbreak and 82 days after Kitchens saying Smith was family, he was cut.
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