The Los Angeles Rams reportedly agreed on Saturday to pay a premium to acquire Matthew Stafford of the Detroit Lions, but at least three other teams were willing to do the same. Hours after reports indicated that several others wanted to trade for the 12-year-old veteran, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports that at least three clubs have actually made offers for Stafford – and each has a draft pick from the first round, plus more, included. Those teams, according to Rapoport: The Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers.
According to Rapoport, the Lions had a total of more than six formal trade offers for Stafford, which was the No. 1 pick in the 2009 NFL draft, but Chicago, Carolina and Denver were “of a handful of teams” outside the Rams that were the most aggressive. made plays for the veteran QB. The Indianapolis Colts, San Francisco 49ers and Washington Football Team were also on the agenda, as Peter King of NBC Sports reported earlier, but Stafford may have already offered the first rounds.
While Stafford is now locked up in Los Angeles, where he has a clear upgrade from the former former no. 1-choice – and the new Lions QB – represented by Jared Goff, the fact that the Bears, Broncos and Panthers allegedly all made legal attempts to acquire him. to their respective desires for new signal callers.
Former Chicago firstfielder Mitchell Trubisky will get the free agency in March, and Nick Foles, the 2020 acquisition, seems destined for an expensive backup role. The Broncos have publicly backed former second baseman Drew Lock, though his decline in 2020 apparently revived the team’s hunt for a long-term response. And despite signing Teddy Bridgewater before 2020 on a lucrative three-year deal, the Panthers have openly hinted at looking for a more reliable or higher upside replacement.