The trade deadline has officially wrapped up and the Lions have made their move, trading with the Cleveland Browns for premier edge rusher Za’Darius Smith, who will fill in for an injured Aidan Hutchinson. That being said, in a year where Detroit has a ...

The NFL trade deadline hit at 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday with no fresh news involving the Detroit Lions. GM Brad Holmes and the Lions made their move hours earlier on Tuesday morning in acquiring EDGE Za’Darius Smith from the Cleveland Browns in exchange for ...

The Lions have leaned on a variety of players to make up for the absence of Hutchinson, including Levi Onwuzurike, James Houston and Josh Paschal, but none of them has been an every-down player like Hutchinson was. Adding Smith gives Detroit another player to add to that rotation.

Detroit Lions GM Brad Holmes has until 4 p.m. Tuesday at NFL trade deadline to potentially acquire pass rusher to bolster depleted defensive line.

The Lions made a big move by trading for Za'Darius Smith at the trade deadline, but Dan Campbell isn't rushing him.

In a key move to bolster their defensive line, the Detroit Lions have acquired the experienced Za'Darius Smith from the Cleveland Browns, looking to capitalize on his impact in the NFL.

"I'm a little bit surprised that the Browns didn't do more," NFL Network insider Tom Pelissero said on the Dan Patrick Show. "I think that that's probably indicative of the fact t

Smith isn’t close to a one-for-one replacement for Hutchinson. He has a 13.9% pressure rate this season, according to TruMedia, while Hutchinson had a stellar 25% rate. Hutchinson still ranks fourth in the NFL with 45 total pressures and he did that in just five games.