Update on Za’Darius Smith, Maxx Crosby

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

A report surfaced on Sunday showing that… Lions and Browns neared a deal that would send the 32-year-old to Motown.

NFL insider Adam Schefter appeared on the “Pat McAfee Show” Monday afternoon and shared what he had heard about the state of negotiations just over 24 hours prior to the negotiations. N.F.L trading term.

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

“But things change, you never know. But I think there’s been enough conversations. You can go with almost any player. Teams are checking in on all these guys. ‘Hey, any interest in this? No? Yes?’ There are always teams checking in just to get an idea because they don’t want to miss a way to upgrade their roster, whether it’s recruiting a player or compensating for a draft pick,” Schefter said. “We could look at the two-win teams right now and say, would any of those teams be in the market to move on and trade some players to get draft pick compensation? You know the winning ones teams want to upgrade. So that’s kind of where we are now, with teams continuing to check in on each other.

In the meantime, Maxx Crosby expressed his frustration after the Raiders’ latest disappointing loss to the Bengals. Currently, the Raiders have a 2-7 record and have made wholesale personnel changes to the offense.

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

Detroit has done their due diligence on Crosby, while Brad Holmes has called the Raiders to inquire about what it would cost to trade for the All-Pro defensive lineman.

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