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The NFL's 4 p.m. ET trade deadline is upon us.
On Tuesday, we’ve already seen a slew of deals, including a blockbuster, with Marshon Lattimore headed to the Washington Commanders.
Some other deals: The Pittsburgh Steelers acquired defensive end Preston Smith and wide receiver Mike Williams, the Detroit Lions strengthened their defensive front with the addition of DE Za’Darius Smith, the Cincinnati Bengals added running back Khalil Herbert, and the Dallas Cowboys made a move, dealing for WR Jonathan Mingo.
We’ve been grading every deal for both sides for the past few weeks already. Let’s get to all the moves, starting with the latest deal.
November 5
Steelers grade: B
Packers grade: C
The Steelers made a second move Tuesday, but they received help from a team that wasn’t expected to be a seller before the trade deadline.
The Green Bay Packers sent reliable edge rusher Preston Smith to Pittsburgh in exchange for a seventh-round pick, a surprising move from one of the better teams in the NFC. But the Packers had multiple reasons for parting with Smith, especially the emergence of second-year edge rusher Lukas Van Ness, the team’s 2023 first-round pick.
The move will likely save the Packers plenty of cap space in the future, but it’s unknown how much of the salary they’re eating to make this move with the Steelers, if any. The 31-year-old Smith has generated at least eight sacks in each of the past three seasons. The Packers re-signed Smith in 2022 to a four-year, $52.5 million extension and restructured his deal this offseason.
Again, it’s unknown how much money the Steelers took on, but they had the cap-space flexibility—they’re only paying Russell Wilson $1.2 million this season. Smith will join T.J. Watt and Alex Highsmith with the hopes of containing the Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs in the postseason.
It’s always good to have pass-rushing depth in the postseason, something the Packers lost by making this surprising move.
