According to an ESPN report this morning, just 23 hours ago he was reported to be in conference, stating that he was interested in a contract extension with the Detroit Lions, following his reason for turning down the Green Bay Packers 3-year, $78.7 million contract deal. Just 3 minutes ago, as confirmed and announced by the Detroit Lions head coach, it is heartbreaking to announce that the franchise wide receiver is set to terminate his contract as he offers the Detroit Lions $36.7 million for his contract to be terminated due to….
Will Detroit eventually have to trade away talent?
The Detroit Lions may have to make some tough roster decisions ahead. Does that eventually mean trading away talent?
It’s not easy having an abundance of talent in the NFL. In the salary cap era, the league has purposely tried to make it hard for one team to hoard all of the talent, even if that team managed to find those players all on their own through the draft. It’s only a matter of time before teams have to make tough decisions on talented players due to the rising costs of an increasingly improved roster.
The Detroit Lions are nearing that time in their development, and general manager Brad Holmes openly admitted this during the NFL Combine last month.
