Browns GM breaks down decision to trade away Za'Darius Smith
After weeks and weeks of speculation, the Cleveland Browns finally decided to make a trade a month in the making: Za'Darius Smith was shipped to the Detroit Lions with a 2026 seventh-round draft pick for the surprisingly reasonable price of a 2025 fifth-round and a 2026 sixth-round draft picks.
Lions trade for Browns’ Za’Darius Smith, fill need at DE after Aidan Hutchinson injury
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 Browns moved on from Baker Mayfield in favor of Deshaun Watson and the franchise has yet to recover from the move.
The Browns were supposed to be the team in control of this year's trade deadline. Instead, they watched the rest of the AFC ...
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