He Detroit Lions They are likely currently negotiating trade terms to acquire Cleveland Browns defensive end Za’Darius Smith.

On Sunday a report appeared indicating the lions and the Browns were close to a deal that would send the 32-year-old to Motown.

Appearing on the “Pat McAfee Show” Monday afternoon, NFL insider Adam Schefter shared what he’d been hearing about the state of negotiations, just over 24 hours before the NFL trade deadline.

“We’ll use Za’Darius Smith. Do I think the Lions and Browns have had meaningful conversations? Yes. Do I think they’ve agreed to compensation? No. I think they’re still arguing about it,” Schefter said. “Could there be another team that steps in? Yes. Do I think ultimately the Browns and Lions will find a way to do it? Yes.

“But things change, you never know. But I think there’s been enough conversations. You can continue with almost all the players. The teams are checking on all these guys. ‘Hey, is there any interest in this? No? Yes ?’ “There are always teams that sign up, just to get an idea, because they don’t want to lose a way to try to improve their roster, whether it’s acquiring a player or draft pick compensation,” Schefter said. “We could look at the teams right now with two wins and say, would any of those teams be in the market to move forward and trade some players for draft pick compensation? You know winning teams want to get better. So “That’s where we are, and the teams continue to communicate with each other.”

Meanwhile, Max Crosby expressed his frustration after the Raiders’ latest disappointing loss to the Bengals. The Raiders currently have a 2-7 record and have made significant changes to the offensive personnel.

According illustrated sports“The Raiders have already moved Davante Adams and told teams they will listen to offers, but they are not actively shopping anyone. I would be surprised if they moved Crosby, who is the only one left in the locker room. “Leadership troika (Adams and Josh Jacobs were the other two) that owner Mark Davis leaned on when he made big organizational decisions last year.”

detroit has done his due diligence on Crosby, as Brad Holmes has made calls to the Raiders asking how much it would cost to trade for the All-Pro defensive lineman.

Additional reading

1.) Report: Za’Darius Smith trade to Lions coming soon

2.) Detroit Lions 2024 Trade Deadline Rumors and Tracker

3.) Kerby Joseph, PFF’s highest-rated lion against Packers