Just when you thought the Matthew Stafford trade rumors had finally died when Detroit Lions general manager Bob Quinn told both the media and Stafford himself, “We’re not trading you, period,” the rumor evolved, thanks to NFL reporter MIke Silver.
On Friday afternoon, Silver threw out the theory that Stafford himself was the one initiating trade talks, thinking that the Lions franchise quarterback wanted his way out of Detroit. Per Silver, the source of this theory was “some GMs and coaches around the league” that believed this was the case with Stafford and the Lions.