The NFL calendar says that free agency won't be starting until 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday, but don't be fooled by that. The real ...

Finding pass rusher is certainly a priority for Panthers’ GM Dan Morgan. Another veteran edge performer just hit the open ...

Follow every signing and trade with The Athletic’s live coverage of 2025 NFL free agency. Free agency is upon us, and the ...

As the Cleveland Browns get set for NFL free agency, defensive end Za'Darius Smith has entered the fray.

The Los Angeles Rams defense was one of the best in the NFL last season. They were young and flying around the field. But ...

The free-agent tampering period starts Monday, which really means we're about to start seeing free agents go off the board.

Smith was originally acquired by the Lions in a trade deadline deal last season and is in the final year of a contract that he signed with the Cleveland Browns prior to the 2023 campaign. The news was ...

The Detroit Lions traded for former Cleveland Browns defensive end Za'Darius Smith during the 2024 season in hopes of filling ...

Detroit Lions defensive end Za'Darius Smith (99) leaps out onto the field as players are introduced before the game as the ...

The league's legal tampering period — in which teams can begin talking with agents of players who are unrestricted free ...

According to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero, the Lions have released Za'Darius Smith. Smith spent the second half of the 2024 ...

The Lions acquired Smith and a 2026 seventh-round draft pick from the Cleveland Browns last November in exchange for a 2025 fifth-round pick and a sixth-rounder in 2026. In eight regular season games ...