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Getty Images Matthew Stafford isn’t going anywhere. That’s what Lions General Manager Bob Quinn told the quarterback on the phone after trade rumors surfaced earlier this month. “I called Matthew and I said, ‘Listen, I haven’t had one conversation. I’m not trying to; we’re not trading you...

Tua Tagovailoa is counting down the days. The Alabama quarterback expects to be fully cleared to resume “doing everything” on March 9. “Up to this point, I’ve been rehabbing my butt off,” Tagovailoa said Tuesday at the Combine. “After March 9, when I get clearance from my doctors, then it’s...

Getty Images A report this month indicated that the Lions have spoken to other teams about a trade involving cornerback Darius Slay and General Manager Bob Quinn confirmed such discussions have gone on during a Tuesday press conference from the Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. Quinn said, via...

Getty Images The Lions re-signed Danny Amendola to a one-year deal, his agent tweeted Saturday. Amendola, 34, initially signed with the Lions as a free agent last March. He played four years with the Rams, five with the Patriots and one with the Dolphins before arriving in Detroit. The...

Getty Images The following are PFT’s top 100 free agents for the start of the 2020 league year. The rankings include prospective unrestricted and restricted free agents, as well as released players. The list will be updated as events warrant, with signings, tags and re-signings denoted when...

Getty Images The Lions signed Damon Harrison to a one-year, $11.25 million extension during training camp last summer. It had him scheduled to earn $8.5 million in 2020 salary, with $3.5 million of that set to become fully guaranteed in March. Thus, the Lions have decided to move on from the...

Getty Images It might not make sense for the Lions to draft Tua Tagovailoa, but the Alabama quarterback might make sense for several teams. That’s why the Lions could find themselves in prime position come draft day. Detroit owns the No. 3 choice. Lions General Manager Bob Quinn said exactly...

Getty Images Lions General Manager Bob Quinn is continuing to insist he will not trade quarterback Matthew Stafford. Despite persistent talk that a Stafford trade is possible, Quinn told Tori Petry of the Lions’ website that it’s not happening. “He’s our quarterback. All those rumors, I’m not...

Getty Images Lions General Manager Bob Quinn said the team is having conversations about new contracts for some of the current members of the team. He concedes, though, that “the uncertainty of the CBA” has led to “a little bit of a stall.” “We’re having good conversations,” Quinn told Tori...

Getty Images We recently posted the odds from Caesars Sportsbook regarding the teams that may draft Tua Tagovailoa, and one specific numbers stands out like the proverbial and/or literal sore thumb: Lions, -110. It makes me wonder whether Vegas knows something that we don’t. On the surface...

Getty Images One NFL team will gamble on Tua Tagovailoa being their quarterback of the future in April and others can gamble on which team that is going to be. Caesars Sportsbook has installed, via David Purdum of ESPN.com, the Lions and Dolphins as the co-favorites to pick the former Alabama...

Getty Images John Elway did it to the Colts in 1983. Bo Jackson did it to the Bucs in 1986. Eli Manning did it to the Chargers in 2004. And Joe Burrow may be thinking about doing it in 2020. That’s only four guys making draft-day power plays in all the years the NFL has drafted players...

Getty Images The Lions have a cornerback they don’t appear interested in paying, and may trade. And if another team gets Darius Slay, they’ll be getting one of the best in the league, according to Richard Sherman. Via Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, the 49ers veteran cornerback said...

Getty Images Last week brought a report that the Lions have talked to teams about a trade involving quarterback Matthew Stafford and this week brings word that they’ve also discussed moving another veteran player on the team. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the Lions have spoken to multiple...

Getty Images Today’s news that the Lions are talking about trading cornerback Darius Slay has led to some early speculation about where he’ll land, and the Broncos are near the top of the list. The Broncos previously talked with the Lions about trading for Slay, as Mike Klis of 9 News in...

Getty Images For exactly one more month, the Patriots officially have exclusive negotiating rights with quarterback Tom Brady. It would be foolish to assume that, unofficially, other teams already aren’t making their proposals known to Brady and/or his agent, Don Yee. But the only team that...

Getty Images The quarterback carousel already is spinning. Nearly two weeks after a report emerged that the Raiders will target Patriots quarterback Tom Brady in free agency, a new report puts some monetary meat on the bone. Larry Fitzgerald Sr., a long-time member of the media in Minnesota...

Getty Images On Thursday, Local 4 dropped a deuce on the Detroit Lions’ offseason by reporting that the team is engaged in trade talks regarding quarterback Matthew Stafford. On Friday, Local 4 doubled down. “The Detroit Lions have denied Local 4′s report that they’ve been engaged in trade...

Getty Images The biggest domino of the offseason continue to be Tom Brady, but another fairly large domino may be creating a cloud of dust before Brady does. Bernie Smilovitz of WDIV in Detroit reports that the Lions are trying to line up a trade of veteran quarterback Matthew Stafford...

Getty Images A report surfaced on Thursday morning that the Lions have been talking to teams about a trade of quarterback Matthew Stafford and it didn’t take long for the team to respond to that report. The response to the report, which stated the team has been having talks for weeks, was a...