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The Browns are trading pass rusher Za'Darius Smith to the Lions

The Cleveland Browns are trading pass rusher Za'Darius Smith and a 2026 seventh-round pick to the Detroit Lions for a 2025 fifth-round pick and a 2026 sixth-round pick, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Monday morning, according to sources.

Smith, 32, has five sacks in nine games for Cleveland this season.

In Detroit, he will help replace the production of Aidan Hutchinson, who is out for the season with a leg injury.

There will be more on this trade around the NFL soon.