The Lions have leaned on a variety of players to make up for the absence of Hutchinson, including Levi Onwuzurike, James ...

The Detroit Lions added pass rush help at the trade deadline with the acquisition of defensive end Za'Darius Smith. Detroit general manager Brad Holmes surrendered a 2025 fifth-round pick and a 2026 ...

The Detroit Lions acquired edge rusher Za'Darius Smith from the Cleveland Browns on Tuesday in a savvy move by general ...

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Smith isn’t close to a one-for-one replacement for Hutchinson. He has a 13.9% pressure rate this season, according to ...

Za'Darius Smith will practice with the Detroit Lions for the first time Friday and could play a limited role Sunday vs. the ...

The former 4th round pick from the 2015 NFL Draft has found success playing for the Baltimore ... Certainly, Smith is not ...

For the last few weeks, with the trade deadline drawing nearer and nearer, Lions general manager Brad Holmes had been working ...

Lions general manager Brad Holmes knew he had to make a trade to cover himself and get some edge-rushing help, even if he ...

Yet another dominating performance for the Lions in Week 8. Their 52-14 win over the Tennessee Titans was exactly what Supe ...

The obvious reason for going after Smith was losing star pass rusher Aidan Hutchinson to a broken left leg in mid-October.

Both players should add depth to a secondary that has played well most of the season, and has played a more prominent role in the gameplan in the absence of Aidan Hutchinson. Hutchinson leads the ...