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Original terms of the Za’Darius Smith trade between the Vikings and Browns

Matt Warren joined SB Nation in 2009 as a contractor and 2022 as a full-time member of the NFL team. He specializes in math posts such as salary cap analysis and playoff picture, but whenever a fun NFL story crosses his desk, he can't help but dive in.

One of the bigger trades at the 2024 NFL Trade Deadline was a move sending Za’Darius Smith to the NFC-leading Detroit Lions. What’s weird about that is that the Minnesota Vikings, who signed him to a three-year deal in 2022, still hadn’t even used all the compensation for their 2023 trade of Smith.