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Lions coach Dan Campbell shuts down any chance of Lamar Jackson trade

On Monday, the “Should the Detroit Lions acquire Lamar Jackson?” debate was re-ignited when the Baltimore Ravens quarterback announced on Twitter that he requested a trade from the team earlier in the month. That debate lasted just over 24 hours.

Because on Tuesday afternoon at the NFL owners meetings in Arizona, Lions coach Dan Campbell essentially squashed any chance of that happening.

“Look, Lamar is a heck of a talent,” Campbell said, per MLive’s Kyle Meinke. “Trying to defend that guy has been something else. We played them two years ago.