After several weeks of trade rumors and suggestions flying all over the place, the Detroit Lions have indeed completed a deal. The Lions are acquiring veteran EDGE Za'Darius Smith from the Cleveland Browns ahead of Tuesday's NFL trade deadline. The Lions ...

The long-standing rumors proved correct in this case. The Cleveland Browns have traded EDGE Za’Darius Smith to the Detroit Lions hours ahead of the NFL’s trade deadline. Cleveland sends Za’Darius Smith and a 2026 7th-round pick to the Lions in exchange for a 5th-round pick in 2025 and a 6th-round pick in 2026.

In a move that could make Detroit the favorites in the NFC, the Lions have acquired pass rusher Za'Darius Smith from the Cleveland Browns for late-round draft picks.

Saints’ Marshon Lattimore and the Browns’ Greg Newsome are among names mentioned by sources as possible deadline targets. Both play on contracts beyond 2024 and are set to earn eight figure salaries in 2025, a reality that may preclude Washington from getting in the mix.

The Detroit Lions are a team expected to be active before the Nov. 5 trade deadline, and they are reportedly close to landing a new pass rusher. According to Pro Football Talk, the Lions will acquire Za'Darius Smith of the Cleveland Browns in the coming days.

Smith joins a Detroit team in need of an edge rusher. The NFC-leading Lions (7-1) have been hunting for one since losing Aidan Hutchinson to tibia and fibula fractures on Oct. 13 that will sideline him for the rest of the regular season.

The Cleveland Browns are 2-7 on the season after Sunday’s 27-10 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, and with the NFL trade deadline on Tuesday, the Browns became sellers.

NFL teams have one more chance to bolster their roster for a playoff run. The Chiefs (8-0), Bills (7-2), Ravens (6-3) and Jets (3-6) have already added playmakers, acquiring wide receivers over the past month.