The 2024 NFL Trade Deadline has come and gone, which means the dust has finally settled for all the teams around the league. Their rosters are basically set at this point for the remainder of the season so front offices have to be happy with what they have.

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.

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.