The NFL trade deadline is just hours away, and the Chicago Bears have been quiet as buyers and sellers as the Nov. 5 cutoff approaches.

The Lions have leaned on a variety of players to make up for the absence of Hutchinson, including Levi Onwuzurike, James Houston and Josh Paschal, but none of them has been an every-down player like Hutchinson was. Adding Smith gives Detroit another player to add to that rotation.