The Carolina Panthers made a compelling and serious offer to the Detroit Lions in an effort to acquire quarterback Matthew Stafford, according to league sources.
The Panthers offered the eighth overall pick in this year's draft, a fifth-round pick and quarterback Teddy Bridgewater in an effort to land Stafford, sources said.
The Lions instead went with the Rams' package, sending Stafford to Los Angeles last weekend for a third-round pick this year, two future first-round picks and quarterback Jared Goff.