Lions’ Perfect Josh Sweat Trade Offer to Cardinals Before NFL Trade Deadline
The Lions are 4-2 and finding a groove after back-to-back wins over Arizona (45-21) and Green Bay (20-17), but the pass rush is still too reliant on Aidan Hutchinson.
Hutchinson remains the headliner, but when the opposite edge doesn’t win, teams can slide protection his way and attack Detroit’s secondary — which is still allowing 291.8 yards per game.
Josh Sweat could change that. The Cardinals edge rusher won a Super Bowl with Philly, then signed a 4-year, $76.4M deal in Arizona and posted 12 sacks, 17 QB hits and 13 TFLs in 2025. This year he’s down to 2 sacks in 7 games on a 2-5 Cardinals team that has already started selling.
He’s under contract through 2028 with no guaranteed money in the final two years, so the long-term risk is lower than it looks. Sports Illustrated ranked him No.3 among deadline trade candidates and listed Detroit as a fit.
The perfect offer: 2027 3rd-round pick + conditional 2027 5th that becomes a 4th if Sweat hits 8+ sacks + OT Larry Borom for depth.
Arizona gets a premium pick and upside. Detroit gets a proven complement to Hutchinson without giving up a 1st or 2nd — forcing offenses to pick their poison and letting Detroit rush four to finish drives in January.
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