{"id":21442,"date":"2025-04-25T22:54:44","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T22:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=21442"},"modified":"2025-04-25T22:54:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T22:54:44","slug":"breaking-news-the-trade-for-zadarius-smith-is-coming-into-focus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=21442","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS : The trade for Za\u2019Darius Smith is coming into focus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/L0Byx6qwFDCYUcE-KcEG1sCszy4=\/1400x788\/filters:format(jpeg)\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/25967106\/2181403199.jpg\" alt=\"Updating the Za'Darius Smith trade compensation for Browns and Lions -  Dawgs By Nature\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"HLaE7m\">The Cleveland Browns are in pure rebuild mode, as they\u2019ve looked to turn the page after a disastrous few years headlined by the Deshaun Watson trade.<\/p>\n<p id=\"uuP04E\">They managed to keep disgruntled star Myles Garrett on a major three-year deal that made him the highest-paid non-quarterback in the NFL. However, the remainder of their once-elite defensive line is now elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p id=\"TMzIPY\">Defensive tackle Dalvin Tomlinson signed with the Arizona Cardinals this offseason. And edge rusher Za\u2019Darius Smith was traded to the Detroit Lions midseason for a 2025 draft pick.<\/p>\n<p id=\"OueJ3a\">With the draft coming up, let\u2019s look at the Smith trade and see the return on both sides.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"cBijrX\">Original trade terms for Za\u2019Darius Smith<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li id=\"z7wxLU\">Detroit receives: DE Za\u2019Darius Smith, 2026 seventh-round pick<\/li>\n<li id=\"oRWF5n\">Cleveland receives: 2025 fifth-round pick, 2026 sixth-round pick<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"56uRJc\">The 2025 fifth-round pick slots in at pick 164 now that the season has ended.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"GF904C\">What did the Browns do with the pick for Za\u2019Darius Smith?<\/h2>\n<p id=\"8upmju\">The Browns did not keep the fifth-round pick that they got in the Smith trade. Instead, they flipped it this offseason in a move to acquire quarterback Kenny Pickett from the Philadelphia Eagles. Cleveland also sent out quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson in the trade.<\/p>\n<p id=\"f2OaQQ\">Philadelphia then used that pick to move up fro 32 to 31 in the first round, so the Kansas City Chiefs now own the selection. We\u2019ll update this post once that happens.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"g3v9sw\">How did the Browns and Lions fare from the trade of Za\u2019Dairus Smith?<\/h2>\n<p id=\"ur7w2B\">The Lions got some solid production from the pass-rusher, as the veteran had four sacks in eight games (seven starts) in Detroit. Smith filled the shoes of Aidan Hutchinson, who was lost for the season with an injury, and played in 60 percent of the team\u2019s defensive snaps.<\/p>\n<p id=\"vUyQIe\">Cleveland got a solid return for Smith, but maybe not as good as they expected, given the pass-rusher\u2019s production. They did not keep the 2025 fifth-round pick, however, as they moved it for quarterback Kenny Pickett to add to their competition.<\/p>\n<p id=\"XbuJSm\">While Pickett\u2019s production could sway how this deal is portrayed in the future, the Lions are trending early as the winner, especially since they paid Smith $605,000.<\/p>\n<p id=\"9t4AXo\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Browns traded Za\u2019Darius Smith last year, and the compensation of that deal rounded into form at the 2025 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21443,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cleveland-browns"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING NEWS : The trade for Za\u2019Darius Smith is coming into focus - 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