The Cleveland Browns traded Za'Darius Smith, who was due a cap number of $5.7 million in 2025. However, due to the void year the Browns used to space out his cap hit, they do have to eat all of his bonuses in the contract,

After weeks and weeks of speculation, the Cleveland Browns finally decided to make a trade a month in the making: Za'Darius Smith was shipped to the Detroit Lions with a 2026 seventh-round draft pick for the surprisingly reasonable price of a 2025 fifth-round and a 2026 sixth-round draft picks.

The Browns on Tuesday morning traded Smith, 32, and a 2026 seventh-round pick to the 7-1 Detroit Lions for a 2025 fifth-round pick and a 2026 sixth-rounder.

At 2-7, the Browns are using the final day before the trade deadline to move on from players who aren’t in their plans for 2025 and beyond. Moving on from Jefferson and edge rusher Za’Darius Smith opens up snaps to evaluate second-round defensive tackle Michael Hall Jr. and defensive end Isaiah McGuire.

The Cleveland Browns are heading towards today's NFL trade deadline with quite a few questions that need to be answered and quite a few players who could be mov

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In exchange, the Browns received a 2025 fifth round pick and a 2026 sixth round pick. They also sent a seventh round pick to the Lions. Despite some chatter surrounding tight end David Njoku, this was the only other move the Browns made. Sitting at 2-7 on the season, the Browns were unlikely to be buyers at the deadline.

Here’s a quick summary of the picks the Cleveland Browns have in the 2025 NF draft ahead of the NFL trade deadline.