According to NFL Networks Daniel Jeremiah on The Pat McAfee Show, he still expects the Indianapolis Colts to be available suddenly, Detroit Lions franchise quarterback Matthew Stafford in a trade:
“The Niners are a team you keep hearing,” Jeremiah said. ‘I thought from the beginning, and all I heard from the beginning was the Colts. So this is what I still expect. ”
“When I first heard that the Niners were in it, I was like, ‘Okay, it’s the Lions who have to take the other freer out to get a little more from the Colts. “This is where my mind went, but now it’s like, ‘Shoot. according to what you say, it sounds like they’d got it pretty far down the road with the Niners. ‘
But this is where I expected Stafford to go. ”
Now immediately, there was heavy smoking during the Senior Bowl weekend connects the Lions and the San Francisco 49ers as progress in trade talks for Stafford.
One report was even released on Friday about the 49ers’ initial offer to the Lions:
49ers offered 2 picks of the second round and 2 third rounds. From what I know.
– Vincent Frank (@VincentFrankNFL) 29 January 2021
Now, with quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo’s long-term future embarking on the 49ers franchise, it’s uncertain that San Francisco could be a serious trader for Stafford these days – and it should not necessarily be discounted that both sides may gain momentum in continuing trade. talks
That being said, Colts general manager Chris Ballard infamous a tight ship with closed lips and small leaks – judging by its decline in 2018 of the overall 3-choice with the New York Jets for a ransom for a ransom of the king, as well as the great output of the last 49ers All-Pro Defensive Approach Season DeForest Buckner. No heavy impact previously occurred in league circles until they were essentially completed.
Whether the 49ers’ serious trade pursuit by the Lions is being leaked as a possible lure to raise the Colts price remains to be seen, but only because the degree of interest from the Colts / ongoing trade negotiations has not been publicly reported does not mean that it does not currently occur.
At this point, it does not mean that Stafford is in any way a lock to becoming a Colt, but the Colts, as the initial mainstream media forerunner (which means nothing), should also not currently be ruled out as a serious trader – just because there is not much smoking in public associated with Stafford.