Chris Smith, who spent eight seasons in the NFL, has died, according to his West Rowan High School in North Carolina.

He was 31.

No cause of death was announced.

“Rest in Peace to a West Rowan legend!” West Rowan’s football account tweeted Monday. “Chris was a better person than he was player! The impact he had on those around him will be remembered forever!”

His death was confirmed by the Salisbury Post.

Smith played with the Jaguars, Bengals, Browns, Raiders and Texans from 2014-21.

He had been drafted by the Jaguars in the fifth round out of Arkansas, where he was Second-Team All-SEC in 2013.

He played in four games with the XFL’s Seattle Sea Dragons, making five tackles earlier this year.

In 2019, Petara Cordero, Smith’s girlfriend and the mother of one of his three children, was killed when struck by a passing car after exiting his vehicle.