NFL trade deadline: Lions get Za’Darius Smith, Cowboys add Jonathan Mingo

The Detroit Lions sewage their separator rusher. The injury-plagued Dallas Cowboys added a receiver. Other teams are still trying to make a deal.

Hours earlier nan NFL’s waste and acquisition deadline astatine 4 p.m. ET connected Tuesday, nan NFC-leading Lions (7-1) acquired defensive extremity Za’Darius Smith from nan Cleveland Browns, a personification acquainted pinch nan woody told The Associated Press. The three-time Pro Bowl separator rusher helps capable nan void created by nan nonaccomplishment of prima Aidan Hutchinson, who suffered a limb injury.

The 2-7 Browns, already looking to rebuild successful a disappointing season, are sending Smith and a seventh-round prime successful 2026 to Detroit for a fifth-round prime successful 2025 and a sixth-round prime successful 2026, said nan person, who said connected information of anonymity because nan teams person not announced nan deal.

The Cowboys (3-5) agreed connected a woody pinch Carolina (2-7) to get wide receiver Jonathan Mingo and a seventh-round prime successful 2025 for a fourth-round prime adjacent year, 2 group pinch knowledge of nan waste and acquisition told nan AP. Both group said connected information of anonymity because nan teams haven’t announced nan deal.

Mingo, a second-round prime past year, only has 12 receptions for 121 yards successful 9 games. He won’t beryllium catching passes from Dak Prescott for a while. Prescott is expected to miss respective games pinch a hamstring injury.

The Cincinnati Bengals (4-5) added extent astatine moving back, getting Khalil Herbert from Chicago (4-4) for a 2025 seventh-round draught pick. Herbert had conscionable 8 carries for 16 yards and 1 touchdown for nan Bears.

The Chiefs (8-0), Bills (7-2), Ravens (6-3) and Jets (3-6) person already added playmakers, acquiring wide receivers complete nan past month. The Vikings (6-2) filled a large request connected nan violative statement past week and nan Cardinals (5-4) sewage protect thief connected Monday.

Several teams who could usage an separator rusher see nan Falcons (6-3), Broncos (5-4) and Vikings. The Texans (6-3), Packers (6-3), Rams (4-4) and Seahawks (4-5) person to beryllium looking for violative statement depth.

A whopping 9 teams person conscionable 2 wins done Week 9, expanding their chances of being sellers.

Two-time defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City has been a apical purchaser and could still beryllium shopping. The Chiefs already added three-time All-Pro receiver D’Andre Hopkins and separator rusher Josh Esche.

Hopkins made his beingness felt successful Monday night’s 30-24 overtime victory complete Tampa Bay. He caught 8 passes for 86 yards and 2 touchdowns successful his 2nd crippled pinch Patrick Mahomes.

The Jets acquired three-time All-Pro Davante Adams 3 weeks ago. He caught 7 passes for 91 yards and 1 TD successful New York’s 21-13 triumph complete Houston past Thursday.

Amari Cooper had a TD reception successful his first crippled pinch Buffalo 2 weeks ago. Diontae Johnson played 17 snaps successful his debut pinch Baltimore, a 41-10 triumph complete Denver.

Left tackle Cam Robinson had a coagulated first commencement successful Minnesota’s 21-13 triumph against Indianapolis. Arizona picked up extracurricular linebacker Baron Browning from Denver for a sixth-round pick, a time aft taking complete first spot successful nan NFC West.

The NFL pushed nan waste and acquisition deadline backmost an other week this year, giving teams much clip to amended their rosters.

“I don’t consciousness for illustration it’s arsenic large a displacement successful that arsenic possibly I thought it mightiness to see, OK, you’re not seeing a squad dump players, and arsenic you spot a communicative successful immoderate different sports,” Washington Commanders coach Dan Quinn said. “But what I do spot and consciousness is possibly teams really competing reasoning our convention is built truthful intimately and designed pinch parity successful mind. So, if you tin make a move to alteration your roster aliases deliberation this subordinate would really adhd value, I deliberation that’s nan biggest difference.”

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AP Sports Writer Tom Withers and AP Pro Football Writer Schuyler Dixon contributed to this report.

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