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TRADE! Vikings Offload Pro Bowl Pass Rusher

It took 64 days, but Minnesota Vikings outside linebacker Za’Darius Smith is on the move. The man got his wish.

Smith was traded to the Cleveland Browns on Friday, marking the end of a one-year tenure in Minnesota.

TRADE! Vikings Offload Pro Bowl Pass Rusher

NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero tweeted, “The Vikings are trading three-time Pro Bowl pass rusher Za’Darius Smith to the Browns, sources tell me and Ian Rapoport. His reworked contract guarantees him $11.75 million in 2023 and he’ll be a FA next March. All negotiated by his new agent Erik Burkhardt of Roc Nation Sports.