On Saturday morning, reports from several sources suggested the Detroit Lions had seven or eight offers on the table for a Matthew Stafford trade, all of which included a first-round pick. By the time the day was over, the Lions had a much more lucrative deal: two first-round picks, a third-round pick, and Jared Goff. They jumped on the deal and the rest was history.
But what caused such an enormous spike in compensation for Detroit? What happened between Saturday morning and around 10 p.m. ET when the deal was finally struck with the Los Angeles Rams?