The Baltimore Ravens acquired Chicago Bears linebacker Roquan Smith on Monday, completing the deal a day before the NFL trade deadline.
The Ravens are sending the Bears a second- and a fifth-round pick in 2023 along with linebacker A.J. Klein for Smith, who tops the NFL with 83 tackles this season.
Smith was owed $5.408 million for the rest of the season. As part of the trade agreement, the Bears are paying Smith $4.833 million while the Ravens are paying him the league-minimum $575,000 for the rest of the season.
Through eight games, Smith is third in the league in solo tackles with 52 in addition to that league-high 83 total tackles. His solo tackles tally alone would rank him second on the Ravens’ total tackles list, one behind Queen’s 53.