Za'Darius Smith

Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio reports “the current expectation” is that Browns EDGE Za’Darius Smith will be traded to Detroit.

Florio called his shot by adding that the trade is expected to happen tonight or tomorrow. It’s a deal that’s been rumored for weeks. Dan Campbell even hinted at the Lions making an addition at the trade deadline earlier in the week, though he didn’t get into specifics. Smith has five sacks this year, but the Browns threw in the towel when they traded Amari Cooper. Now the best they can do is pick up some draft capital by shipping off other veterans. Smith would help backfill a Detroit pass-rush that lost Aidan Hutchinson to a gruesome leg injury earlier this season.