Overview

• Dallas PR listed Smith as a healthy scratch on the official inactives for Thursday’s opener in Philadelphia.
• The move follows last week’s trade acquisition of veteran nose tackle Kenny Clark linked to the Micah Parsons deal.
• Publicly cited 2024 splits show Dallas produced lower sack, hit and pressure rates with Smith on the field, while Green Bay’s run defense was stronger with Clark.
• ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler had reported before kickoff that Smith would be inactive or outside the core rotation despite starting 17 games last season.
• NBC’s Cris Collinsworth said such an inactive status is “as close to being cut as you can be,” and with Smith sidelined only 2023 second-rounder Luke Schoonmaker was active as DeMarvion Overshown stayed on PUP.