Matthew Stafford he included the Rams at the top of his list of destinations, but Mike Klis of 9News notes that the longtime Lions quarterback approved the Broncos as a landing point. And the teams reached the bidding phase in their talks.
Although the Lions ended up accepting the Rams’ offer focused on two first-round picks, they had an interest in both the teams and the Broncos players. The Lions were interested in sending Stafford to Denver because of the Broncos’ general election, according to Klis, who adds that the new Detroit regime was also interested in some of Denver’s young offensive talents.
It is not known which of the Broncos’ newcomers appealed to the Lions, but Klis adds Drew Lock appeared in these talks. Lock reaches an incredibly inconsistent season, but is tied to a second-round deal that extends into 2022. The Lions, on the other hand, took the lead. Jared Goff, which allowed them to charge more commercial compensation from the Rams due to the heavy contract of the former No. 1 general team, but will only add a third-round pick to their 2021 draft arsenal.
Talks between Denver and Detroit arose multiple proposals, but Klis tweets none of the Broncos ‘throws were at the level of the Rams’ supply. Both the Broncos and the Lions have new GM a George Paton i Brad Holmes, and the teams would have matched a wide receiver, where the Broncos have three first- or second-round qualifiers and the Lions have Kenny Golladay i Marvin Jones at the peak of free agency. It is not clear if Jerry Jeudy, Courtland Sutton or KJ Hamler arose in these business conversations, but eventually Paton refused to part with the lot of young talent he inherited.
Stafford represented an obvious improvement in QB for the Broncos, who have experienced constant problems at the top spot in the game ever since. Peyton Manningretirement. With Deshaun Watson although not connected to Denver, surely the possibility of the Broncos presenting a QB-led QB room is at stake. Before John Elwayat the start, the Broncos were believed to be aiming for a veteran to compete with Lock. The fact that Paton is not tied to Lock may also indicate that the Broncos should be more mindful of the use of No. 9 overall in a quarterback.
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