The saga finally ended on Friday.
Minnesota shipped Pro Bowl outside linebacker Za’Darius Smith to Cleveland. He had requested a trade months ago, and the purple team granted him his wish. Smith will now line up next to the star defender and former first-overall pick Myles Garrett in Cleveland, and he also got a reworked contract.
General manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah didn’t get much in return for the sack specialist. The Vikings received a couple of fifth-round picks, one in 2o24 and one in 2025, but also gave up a 2025 sixth-rounder and a 2025 seventh-rounder, according to Tom Pelissero.