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Kyler Murray to the Detroit Lions not as far-fetched as once thought

Maybe all those theories about the Detroit Lions taking a quarterback with the No. 8 pick of the NFL draft aren't so far-fetched after all.

According to NBC Sports, the Lions met with Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray at the combine last week, one of 60 formal interviews they had with draft prospects.

A formal interview isn't necessarily a sign a team is interested in drafting a player. Teams use those interviews for a variety of reasons, and some request prospects before their pre-combine draft meetings even begin.

But for a Lions front office that has both publicly backed Matthew Stafford as its starting quarterback and said it will consider all options at No.