The 2024 NFL trade deadline will pass at 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Nov. 5, but the Detroit Lions didn’t waste any time in swinging a deal to bolster their roster.

The Lions acquired veteran pass rusher Za’Darius Smith from the Cleveland Browns, according to multiple reports. Detroit will send a 2025 fifth-round pick and a 2026 sixth-round pick to Cleveland in exchange for Smith and a 2026 seventh-round pick.

Smith, 32, is an experienced NFL pass rusher with 65 career sacks over 10 seasons. The Lions will be Smith’s fifth NFL team, but he has been productive at each of his previous four stops, generating no less than 10 sacks for each team he has represented.

Who are the winners and losers of what could be the biggest move of the NFL’s trade deadline day? Here’s what to know about Smith joining the Lions.

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Za’Darius smith trade winners

Detroit Lions

Let’s start with the obvious. This trade is a major win for the Lions, who were in need of pass rushing help after Aidan Hutchinson suffered a gruesome, season-ending leg injury in Week 6 against the Dallas Cowboys.

Hutchinson generated a team-leading 7.5 sacks in five games before his injury. No other player on the roster has more than 2.5 (defensive tackle Alim McNeill) through nine weeks of action, so Smith – who has five sacks this season – should provide Detroit with a proven, pass rushing threat. That will bolster the Lions’ chances of winning their first Super Bowl in franchise history this season.

Other AFC North teams

The AFC North race is often a grueling battle of attrition. Those divisional matchups are never easy to win, as evidenced by the Baltimore Ravens’ Week 8 loss to the Browns, so teams like the Ravens, Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals have to be happy that Cleveland is offloading some of its best players ahead of the NFL trade deadline.

Cleveland still has two games remaining against the Steelers and one each against the Bengals and Ravens. Those teams will be glad not to see Smith lining up across from Myles Garrett, as that should give each squad a better chance of knocking off the currently 2-7 Browns.

Isaiah McGuire and Ogbo Okoronkwo

Smith played 58.1% of Cleveland’s defensive snaps through the first half of the 2024 NFL season. Those snaps will now have to be taken on by other players on Cleveland’s roster. McGuire and Okoronkwo will likely be given a bulk of those opportunities with Alex Wright (triceps) out for the season.

This opportunity is particularly important for McGuire, a 2023 fourth-round pick who has played just 266 defensive snaps during his career. If the Missouri product can prove to be an effective pass rusher in a larger role, he could instill confidence as either a 2025 starter or a key rotational piece on the edge.

As for Okoronkwo, the 29-year-old has been a solid rotational edge player during his career already. That said, he has just eight career starts in 73 games but could convince the Browns to let him play more moving forward if he adequately replaces Smith. If he can do that, Cleveland may be more likely to hold onto the veteran ahead of the final year of his three-year, $19 million contract that ends following the 2025 NFL season.

Za’Darius Smith trade losers

The rest of the NFC North

The NFC North may be the best division in the NFL. The Lions proved themselves to be the class of that division with their 24-14 win over the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field in Week 9. Now, they are getting stronger with the addition of Smith.

The Packers, Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears can all still make runs at playoff berths, but Smith shoring up Detroit’s biggest remaining weakness establishes the Lions as the clear-cut favorite to win the division. Chicago’s path to the postseason may be particularly difficult with a 4-4 record and two games remaining against the stalwart Lions.

Myles Garrett

Garrett is on pace for another excellent season, as he has seven sacks through nine games. He is fresh off a three-sack outing against the Los Angeles Chargers, but his outlook for the remainder of the season is less rosy after the Smith trade.

Having a proven pass-rusher like Smith across from him was making it easier than usual for Garrett to get pressure, as teams couldn’t focus solely on him when protecting their quarterbacks. Now, opposing offenses will be able to focus almost all of their energy on Garrett up front since they won’t be as afraid of McGuire or Okoronkwo beating them as they were of Smith.

New York Giants

This may seem like a weird one, but the Giants are rumored to be exploring an Azeez Ojulari trade before the 2024 NFL trade deadline. Ojulari, 24, is much younger than Smith and has six sacks on the season despite playing behind Brian Burns and Kayvon Thibodeaux. That should make Ojulari an intriguing trade target.

However, Ojulari’s expiring contract will be an obstacle in New York getting a notable return for him. Smith going for a relatively low price of a fifth-round pick and a 2026 pick swap may also drive down Ojulari’s value, so the Giants can’t be happy with the terms of this deal.

But given the pass-rush-needy teams across the NFL, it still wouldn’t be a surprise to see the Giants find a willing partner for Ojulari before the 4 p.m. ET deadline.

One of the most highly-anticipated men’s college basketball freshmen in recent years has finally arrived.

The top recruit in the 2024 class, Cooper Flagg, played his first collegiate game on Monday for the No. 5 Duke Blue Devils in their season opener against Maine. 

There’s been plenty of hype surrounding Flagg leading up to the start of his college career. He proved he has the makings to be basketball’s next star when he left a remarkable impression at the Olympic training camp against NBA players on Team USA, which would go on to win a gold medal this summer in Paris. 

Flagg starts the college basketball season as the heavy favorite to be the top pick in next year’s NBA draft, and with expectations always sky-high for Duke, plenty of eyes will see how Flagg does playing for the Blue Devils.

Cooper Flagg stats vs. Maine

The was plenty of buzz inside Cameron Indoor Stadium as Duke took on Maine in the season opener, and Flagg gave the Cameron Crazies plenty to get excited about after one game − even if there was a scare. He finished the night doing it all – with 18 points, seven rebounds, five assists and three steals in 30 minutes of action in the 96-62 win. He led the team in rebounds and steals, while teammate Kon Knueppel had a game-high 22 points.

Flagg showed off his passing ability early with two quick assists as Duke built a lead it never relinquished. His first points were rather uneventful; it came off of two free throws. Even if it was a slow start, Flagg picked it up quickly. Before the end of the first half, he provided his first highlight play of the season when he drove into the paint and reached high for an emphatic dunk.

The defensive intensity was impressive, with Flagg constantly disrupting passing lanes for the Black Bears. He had a breakaway dunk after he had a steal in the second half.

Duke fans held their breath late in the second half when Flagg went down and appeared to be in pain. It appeared he indicated he was having a cramp and he got up and walked to the bench with the crowd cheering him on. He sat for the remainder of a game, which had become clearly out of reach.

Flagg did most of his damage around the basket and at the free throw line. He was 6-for-6 from the charity stripe but 0-for-4 from the 3-point line.

Duke will be back in action on Friday when it hosts Army. That contest comes before the big matchup against Kentucky in Atlanta next Tuesday.

Patrick Mahomes expressed relief postgame following his ankle injury scare during the Kansas City Chiefs’ 30-24 overtime victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

“I kind of awkwardly rolled the ankle a little bit. I think it hurt more because it’s the same ankle I hurt last week, so it scared me a little bit. But once I took my breath and calmed down a little bit, it ended up not being too bad,” Mahomes told reporters postgame.

Mahomes had to be helped off the field by the team’s medical staff midway through the fourth quarter. The Chiefs star quarterback was injured when he made a shot-put style touchdown pass to running back Samaje Perine for a 7-yard touchdown. Mahomes took an awkward step and his left ankle appeared to give out on him as he planted to throw.

Perine caught the football in the end zone, but all the attention was on Mahomes as he stayed on the ground in obvious pain. The Chiefs franchise quarterback was eventually escorted off the field by the team’s medical staff.

Mahomes was tended to in the Chiefs’ medical tent briefly, came out to workout his tender ankle and returned on Kansas City’s very next offensive series without ever missing a snap.

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“Once the doctors checked it out and got back and did the drops again, (Andy Reid) let me get back out on the field,” Mahomes said.

Chiefs coach Andy Reid told reporters that he considered taking Mahomes out of the game before he was reassured the quarterback was alright.

“He might have the loosest ankles in America. I mean it’s ridiculous how he can come back from those things,” Reid said. “I told him I was gonna take him out and he probably wanted to fight me. He’s a tough kid.”

After a loud ovation when he returned to the field on the ensuing series, Mahomes orchestrated a 15-play, 78-yard go-ahead touchdown drive that put Kansas City up 24-17 with 4:17 remaining in the fourth quarter. The drive was capped off when Mahomes tossed a 5-yard touchdown pass to DeAndre Hopkins.

The Bucs were able to force overtime. But Mahomes led the Chiefs on a 10-play 70-yard game-winning touchdown drive in overtime to improve the club to 8-0.

Mahomes passed for 291 and three touchdowns in the overtime win. The Mahomes-led Chiefs are the sixth defending Super Bowl champion to start the regular season 8-0.

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The Chiefs quarterback appeared on Kansas City’s Week 9 injury report with an ankle injury, but he was a full participant in practice. Mahomes famously battled through another ankle injury during the 2022 postseason as the team went on a Super Bowl run.

Mahomes conceded that his ankle will likely be sore this week as Kansas City tries to extend its undefeated streak in Week 10 versus the Denver Broncos.

“Obviously have a little swelling (Tuesday),” Mahomes said. “But on a short week, you go in there and take care of it and be prepared to play next week.”

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SAN ANTONIO — Gerrit Cole and the New York Yankees each considered the possibility of going through a divorce, with Cole departing for free agency and the Yankees searching for a replacement, but in the end decided they couldn’t live without one another.

The New Yankees didn’t want to lose their ace and Cole never wanted to leave, so after talking for 48 hours they agreed Monday to pretend that a silly little opt-out never even happened.

The Yankees may have called Cole’s bluff when he exercised his opt-out in the first place Saturday and could have easily left as a free agent. But then again, maybe Cole called the Yankees’ bluff too, knowing that they didn’t want to lose their Cy Young winner

They finally just agreed there was no need for egos to get in the way, nearly five years after the Yankees and Cole agreed to a nine-year, $324 million free-agent contract in December 2019.

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So, Cole stays for four more years and the $144 million left on his deal and the Yankees don’t have to turn it into a five-year, $180 million commitment to keep him happy.

“It was something at the moment we weren’t necessarily comfortable doing,’ Cashman said, “but we wanted our players and ace back, and he certainly didn’t want to go. We had a lot of healthy dialogue about just trying to thread the needle and keep it in play. We could always talk further as we move forward about the future because the intent when we signed Gerrit was that he’d be leading our staff until the end of his career.’

There are no current discussions about a potential extension, even after they were granted a 24-hour extension to continue talks, Cashman said, but says that can always change in the future.

Really, this mini-saga turned out to be almost a game of chicken, with both sides ultimately blinking.

Cole, who was on the conference calls with agent Scott Boras, wasn’t prepared to leave.

The Yankees, with owner Hal Steinbrenner, president Randy Levine and Cashman on the calls, weren’t prepared to make a difficult decision.

Cole had the option of becoming a free agent once the Yankees told him they didn’t want to grant him a one-year, $36 million extension in 2029 – but chose not to do so.

“Maybe the grass isn’t always greener,’ Cashman said. “I think he’s happy where he’s at. I think he likes our setup. I think he likes who he’s playing for and working for, and I think he likes his teammates. And I think he think we have a legitimate chance to win.’’

The Yankees could have just walked away once Cole exercised his opt-out.

“We didn’t want that,’ Cashman said. “On our end, on behalf of the Yankees, we certainly wanted him to be with us as we move forward, and he is. And during the conversation it was clear, too, that’s still wanted he wanted. So, the easy solution was to rescind the options.’

The resolution prevents the Yankees from having to scour the free agent market to replace Cole, even with Cy Young winners Corbin Burnes and Blake Snell. And they weren’t about to enter the 2025 season with a starting rotation of Carlos Rodon, Nestor Cortes, Clarke Schmidt, Luis Gil and Marcus Stroman.

“Listen, he’s one of the best starting pitchers in baseball,’ Cashman said. “Has been. He knows us. We know him. One certain thing we can count on is that New York is not too big for him. His work ethic is second to none. His prep is second to none. So, we are really just comfortable to have him still in play for us.

“We can try to build around him and [Aaron] Judge. My main focus right now is trying to find as much talent as we possibly can to find to improve our chances in ’25, but this was certainly a huge important chess piece to retain.’

They’re back together once again, and after their interactions during the 48-hour period, they appreciate each other more, too.

“That was a healthy dynamic for us,’ Cashman said, “for us to land back to us staying together.’

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Now that we’re more than halfway through the 2024 fantasy football season, there are only two ways to improve your rosters — waiver wire and trades.

Evaluating a fantasy trade can be a daunting task. Most managers value their players more than their actual worth. That’s where the Week 10 fantasy football trade value charts come in. You can also check out my Week 10 fantasy rankings to help with lineup decisions this week.

The charts can be used as your very own fantasy football trade analyzer in standard, half-PPR (point per reception), and full PPR leagues. Someone sends you an offer? Simply pull out a calculator (on your phone, you don’t need an actual calculator) and plug in the values for each player. Don’t worry, six-points-per-passing-touchdown and superflex leagues are covered as well.

Important note: If you’re offered an uneven trade (i.e., a 2-for-1 or 3-for-1), include the values for the players you’d be moving to the bench or dropping within your calculation. For example: If someone offers you Tony Pollard, Jonathon Brooks, and DeAndre Hopkins (combined value of 79) for Saquon Barkley (68), it might look like you’re getting the better end of it. However, if you’re bumping down, say, Quentin Johnston and Darius Slayton (combined value of 29) in the process, it’s a net negative deal for you.

Another note: The ‘1 QB’ values are for standard scoring leagues. Quarterback value diminishes in PPR formats, so deduct roughly 5% of their values in half-PPR and another 5% for full PPR (this number drops as the season goes on and people look to consolidate). For example: Lamar Jackson’s value in standard formats is 36. In half-PPR, his value would be 34 (deducted 5%), and in full PPR, his value would be 32 (deducted 10%).

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The rankings are based on how players should be valued in 12-team leagues. Players are sorted in order of their half-PPR values.

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Quarterback trade value chart

(Note: ‘6/TD’ is for leagues that award six points for passing touchdowns and ‘SFLEX’ stands for superflex.)

Player
TM
1 QB
6/TD
SFLEX

Jalen Hurts
PHI
37
42
72

Lamar Jackson
BAL
36
41
71

Josh Allen
BUF
28
33
68

Jayden Daniels
WSH
23
27
63

Kyler Murray
ARI
18
21
54

Joe Burrow
CIN
17
23
55

Baker Mayfield
TB
16
22
54

Jordan Love
GB
13
19
49

Jared Goff
DET
12
17
46

Sam Darnold
MIN
11
17
45

Brock Purdy
SF
10
15
44

Geno Smith
SEA
9
14
43

Bo Nix
DEN
8
11
40

Justin Herbert
LAC
5
11
39

Trevor Lawrence
JAX
5
9
38

C.J. Stroud
HOU
4
9
38

Patrick Mahomes
KC
4
9
37

Tua Tagovailoa
MIA
4
8
37

Kirk Cousins
ATL
4
10
36

Drake Maye
NE
3
6
35

Aaron Rodgers
NYJ
3
10
35

Matthew Stafford
LAR
3
8
33

Daniel Jones
NYG
2
4
31

Caleb Williams
CHI
2
4
30

Russell Wilson
PIT
1
4
29

Jameis Winston
CLE
1
4
28

Derek Carr
NO
1
3
27

Dak Prescott
DAL
0
0
23

Joe Flacco
IND
0
0
19

Running back trade value chart

Player
TM
STD
Half
Full

Saquon Barkley
PHI
68
68
69

Kyren Williams
LAR
62
63
64

Derrick Henry
BAL
63
62
60

Joe Mixon
HOU
59
60
61

Bijan Robinson
ATL
55
57
58

Christian McCaffrey
SF
56
57
58

De’Von Achane
MIA
53
56
59

Alvin Kamara
NO
50
54
57

Breece Hall
NYJ
52
53
55

Jahmyr Gibbs
DET
49
51
53

Kenneth Walker
SEA
46
47
49

Jonathan Taylor
IND
46
46
47

Josh Jacobs
GB
46
46
47

David Montgomery
DET
41
39
38

Aaron Jones
MIN
36
38
40

James Conner
ARI
37
37
38

J.K. Dobbins
LAC
36
36
37

D’Andre Swift
CHI
35
36
36

James Cook
BUF
34
36
37

Najee Harris
PIT
34
33
33

Chase Brown
CIN
30
31
33

Rhamondre Stevenson
NE
31
31
32

Tony Pollard
TEN
30
30
31

Tyrone Tracy
NYG
28
29
31

Rachaad White
TB
25
28
32

Rico Dowdle
DAL
27
28
30

Bucky Irving
TB
26
27
29

Brian Robinson
WSH
27
25
23

Chuba Hubbard
CAR
24
25
26

Isiah Pacheco
KC
21
21
21

Kareem Hunt
KC
20
20
21

Tank Bigsby
JAX
20
19
18

Nick Chubb
CLE
21
18
16

Raheem Mostert
MIA
20
18
17

Travis Etienne
JAX
13
16
20

Javonte Williams
DEN
13
15
17

Jonathon Brooks
CAR
15
15
15

Alexander Mattison
LV
14
14
14

Jordan Mason
SF
14
14
13

Austin Ekeler
WSH
9
12
16

Zach Charbonnet
SEA
10
11
12

Tyler Allgeier
ATL
10
10
10

Jaylen Warren
PIT
7
10
13

Ray Davis
BUF
10
10
10

Devin Singletary
NYG
9
9
9

Blake Corum
LAR
9
9
9

Braelon Allen
NYJ
9
9
9

Jaylen Wright
MIA
9
9
9

Jerome Ford
CLE
4
5
6

Dameon Pierce
HOU
4
4
4

Kimani Vidal
LAC
3
3
3

Tyjae Spears
TEN
2
3
5

Roschon Johnson
CHI
4
3
3

Justice Hill
BAL
1
3
5

Keaton Mitchell
BAL
3
3
3

Isaac Guerendo
SF
2
2
2

Jaleel McLaughlin
DEN
2
2
2

Wide receiver trade value chart

Player
TM
STD
Half
Full

Justin Jefferson
MIN
65
66
67

Ja’Marr Chase
CIN
62
62
61

Amon-Ra St. Brown
DET
60
61
62

Nico Collins
HOU
58
59
60

A.J. Brown
PHI
57
56
56

Tyreek Hill
MIA
53
53
54

Garrett Wilson
NYJ
50
51
51

Cooper Kupp
LAR
48
50
53

Drake London
ATL
49
49
49

Malik Nabers
NYG
43
47
49

Deebo Samuel
SF
48
47
46

CeeDee Lamb
DAL
45
46
48

Puka Nacua
LAR
45
46
47

DK Metcalf
SEA
46
46
45

George Pickens
PIT
45
45
44

Davante Adams
NYJ
44
44
45

Terry McLaurin
WSH
41
40
40

Brian Thomas
JAX
39
39
40

DeVonta Smith
PHI
40
39
38

Jayden Reed
GB
40
38
36

Mike Evans
TB
36
36
36

Marvin Harrison
ARI
35
35
34

Zay Flowers
BAL
33
35
38

Tee Higgins
CIN
34
34
34

DeAndre Hopkins
TEN
34
34
35

Tank Dell
HOU
33
33
34

Josh Downs
IND
29
32
34

Ladd McConkey
LAC
28
31
34

Jakobi Meyers
LV
30
31
32

Cedric Tillman
CLE
29
30
31

Amari Cooper
BUF
29
28
28

DJ Moore
CHI
26
27
28

Darnell Mooney
ATL
28
27
27

Jaxon Smith-Njigba
SEA
25
27
28

Jaylen Waddle
MIA
27
26
25

Khalil Shakir
BUF
24
25
26

Calvin Ridley
TEN
24
25
27

Courtland Sutton
DEN
25
25
26

Diontae Johnson
CAR
24
24
24

Jauan Jennings
SF
24
24
23

Rome Odunze
CHI
24
23
23

Jordan Addison
MIN
23
22
21

Jameson Williams
DET
24
22
19

Romeo Doubs
GB
21
21
22

Xavier Legette
CAR
20
20
21

Quentin Johnston
LAC
21
20
18

Michael Pittman
IND
19
19
19

Xavier Worthy
KC
18
16
14

Jerry Jeudy
CLE
13
15
18

Ricky Pearsall
SF
14
14
14

Chris Olave
NO
12
12
12

Keon Coleman
BUF
12
11
9

Jalen McMillan
TB
10
10
11

Jalen Tolbert
DAL
9
10
10

Elijah Moore
CLE
7
10
13

Nick Westbrook-Ikhine
TEN
11
10
9

Wan’Dale Robinson
NYG
4
9
12

Tyler Lockett
SEA
8
9
9

Darius Slayton
NYG
10
9
8

Demarcus Robinson
LAR
9
9
9

Keenan Allen
CHI
7
7
7

Demario Douglas
NE
6
7
10

Adam Thielen
CAR
5
6
7

Alec Pierce
IND
8
6
4

Allen Lazard
NYJ
6
5
4

Joshua Palmer
LAC
5
5
5

Christian Watson
GB
8
5
3

Dontayvion Wicks
GB
4
4
4

Michael Wilson
ARI
6
4
3

DJ Turner
LV
2
4
6

Kayshon Boutte
NE
3
4
4

Cedrick Wilson Jr.
NO
4
4
4

Noah Brown
WSH
5
4
4

Jalen Coker
CAR
3
3
3

Tyler Boyd
TEN
1
3
5

Kendrick Bourne
NE
3
3
3

Ray-Ray McCloud
ATL
3
3
4

Calvin Austin III
PIT
2
2
2

Tre Tucker
LV
2
2
2

Parker Washington
JAX
2
2
3

Jalen Nailor
MIN
1
1
1

Andrei Iosivas
CIN
0
1
2

Tight end trade value chart

Player
TM
STD
Half
Full

George Kittle
SF
52
51
51

Travis Kelce
KC
41
43
46

Brock Bowers
LV
37
39
43

Trey McBride
ARI
36
39
42

Cade Otton
TB
30
34
37

David Njoku
CLE
32
33
34

Evan Engram
JAX
18
24
29

Kyle Pitts
ATL
23
23
23

Sam LaPorta
DET
23
21
20

Tucker Kraft
GB
23
21
19

Mark Andrews
BAL
24
21
19

Jake Ferguson
DAL
19
21
23

Taysom Hill
NO
20
19
19

Hunter Henry
NE
19
18
17

T.J. Hockenson
MIN
14
13
13

Dalton Kincaid
BUF
15
13
13

Dallas Goedert
PHI
10
10
10

Cole Kmet
CHI
9
8
8

Ja’Tavion Sanders
CAR
7
7
8

Zach Ertz
WAS
3
6
9

Pat Freiermuth
PIT
4
4
5

Mike Gesicki
CIN
5
4
4

Theo Johnson
NYG
4
4
4

Jonnu Smith
MIA
3
3
4

Overall Week 10 fantasy football rest of season rankings

Note: These values are for 12-team, one-QB leagues with half-PPR scoring.