Rumors are only rumors and as time goes on, we should only become more wary of what the NFL media claims that “sources” told them. There is no fact-checking on most of these claims. Even when the rumors are fact-checked and proven false, there is no accountability. For many, the desire for clout outweighs everything else, including integrity, and there are few ways to accurately separate the wheat from the chaff.
That being said, it is very unusual for closed door trade discussions that didn’t transpire to be as openly discussed and shared as to the degree of what Albert Breer divulged on SI’s MMQB this week in regards to the Detroit Lions shopping Matthew Stafford.