Insider Reveals An Oddity In The Za’Darius Smith Trade

In one of the most unsurprising moves of the trade deadline, the Cleveland Browns sent veteran pass rusher Za’Darius Smith and a seventh-round pick to the Detroit Lions for a fifth and a sixth.

The Lions were clearly in need of some help on the edge after superstar Aidan Hutchinson suffered a broken leg, and one insider recently revealed a particular oddity from the Smith tESPN’s Adam Schefter shared that Smith was supposed to have his bye week with the Browns this week, but now that he is with the Lions, who have already had their bye week, he has the opportunity to play in 18 games this season if he suits up on Sunday for Detroit on Sunday Night Football against the Houston Texans.

Now in his tenth season, Campbell mentioned the importance of letting Smith rest in the aftermath of the chaos of the trade deadline, and Smith has reportedly used the time to check in on his home in Florida after the recent hurricanes.

Smith has big shoes to fill, but for the Browns, it was a wise move to send a veteran out of town and get a couple of draft picks back considering the team isn’t going anywhere.