The Lions have leaned on a variety of players to make up for the absence of Hutchinson, including Levi Onwuzurike, James Houston and Josh Paschal, but none of them has been an every-down player like Hutchinson was. Adding Smith gives Detroit another player to add to that rotation.

The NFL trade deadline is Tuesday, Nov. 5, at 4 p.m. In the last 10 years, the Miami Dolphins have made nine deadline deals. The Dolphins have added: Chase Claypool, Bradley Chubb, Jeff Wilson, DeAndre Washington, Aqib Talib.

Cap space, though, becomes a boon for the Chargers next offseason, where they are projected to have roughly $76 million —despite Justin Herbert’s cap hit ballooning to $37 million and before making a decision on the out built into Joey Bosa’s contract that is otherwise a $36 million cap hit.