Lions Trade Rumors Are INTENSIFYING....| Detroit Lions News

Well, the Lions are heading into the bye week after an impressive win over the Arizona Cardinals, 45-21 this past Sunday, but that's not stopping the trade rumors from swirling. The trade talk is picking up steam again as the Lions are looking for some help on the defensive side of the ball. We're going to dive into all of this, what the ramifications could be, and a whole lot more on this edition of Lions Digest. Hey everybody, yours truly, Captain Lou here. want to take a moment to welcome those of you that might be checking us out for the first time here to the program and if you haven't done it yet i invite you to hit that subscribe button it's free come along on the journey with us and the lions here in 2026 we invite you to be a part of the conversation and all the live reaction plus all the upcoming stuff we got yet here in the season right here on lions digest well as we mentioned the lions are coming off a very impressive victory over the Arizona Cardinals probably their most impressive on the defensive side of the ball giving up only and I say only 21 points but that's not stopping the trade rumors from swirling and the trade talk to be picking up even here in this bye week now we all heard what head coach Dan Campbell said a couple of weeks ago when they were indeed in on the trade talks with the possibility of getting Joey Porter Jr. now as it turns out this might be a blessing in disguise not getting him because now he's coming up on the injured list again this time with the Cowboys with an ankle but as I said it's not stopping the Lions from being involved in trade discussions some of the teams that they've been rumored to have discussions with include the New York Jets and Brandon Stevens is the first name that's been brought up from the Jets now again and they've got a familiar face over there with Aaron Glenn. But Brandon Stevens has had a great year so far, done very well since he's joined the Jets. Let's take a look at his coverage grades, and it speaks for itself. Ranked ninth highest amongst coverage for corners at a 74.4. But this next number is the one that really intrigues me the most, and that's his man coverage. And right now, he's ranked in the top six, 88.7. Now, we know the Lions are most efficient, and they play man instead of zone. And this would be a very welcome addition to DJ Reed and Roger McCreary right now as cornerbacks for the Lions. But here's the season line for Stevens, 14 tackles. He hasn't had any interceptions yet, so that's something to keep in mind. But the biggest issue I think you could see with Stevens could be with his contract. He comes with a $14 million cap hit. That might be a little bit too high for the Lions, and especially for GM Brad Holmes. Now, he has been rumored also to be warranting probably a fourth-round draft pick. So there's one name that's in the trade rumor circuit. Not sure if the Lions would go with that. Here's one that I think you've got to keep an eye on, though, for the Lions, that I think might make a little more sense, and that is Dante Jackson. Now, again, he's had nine interceptions in 24 and 25. So he may be a little more of a ball hawk for the Lions should they pick him up at corner. And what I like about him, too, is he's just a rental. He's on the last year of his contract. That's always huge. That means the price tag may not be as high, maybe a sixth or a seventh round draft pick. and his contract, again, it's an $8.5 million salary cap hit, but he's a free agent in 2027. So that's something to keep in mind as well. How about Garrett Williams? I want to kind of take a look at him too. This is another name that has been brought up along with Budda Baker, but according to Pride of Detroit, this is somebody that the Lions are looking at as well. And the Cardinals are looking for somebody maybe to recoup some draft picks. Now he's been pretty good. His contract timing, here's the look. It potentially fits with the expiring contract. He's going to be ending his contract expires at the end of the year. Now these are three names that I want to keep in mind. They've been on the trade rumor circuit, and again, they're starting to pick up steam for the Lions. And lastly, here's a name that you might want to keep in mind too, a couple of them. Don't be surprised if the Lions are interested in Zion McCollum. He's a name out of Tampa Bay. We've featured him earlier with some potential trade talks, and that's not going away either. Keep an eye on that through the bye week in the next week as the Lions look to prepare for the Green Bay Packers. Now, as the Lions prepare for the Green Bay Packers, one thing that I want you to keep in mind, we've been five for five on telling you to trade yes on the over for the total between the two teams once that number comes out we will recommend you do that as well and trade yes with our brand new partner here on Lions Digest and of course that's Kalshi now remember when you're working with Kalshi you're trading directly against other users not the traditional sports book you're buying yes or no contracts on the outcomes of events across sports politics or even the weather and of course yesterday we also brought up the fact that the Lions right now their quarterback Jared Goff is trading at 18 percent to be the NFL passing leader at the end of the year if you trade 25 dollars on that you're going to get 91 for a return on top of the 25 dollars such a huge return why do we say 25 dollars it's that simple use the link in the description below and make sure that you use the promo code digest nfl and when you trade your first 25 dollars with that promo code you get 55 dollars back into your account instantly it's that simple all the games right now trade on calcium well with that being said with the lions with the trade rumors swirling for the uh maybe cornerback help in the backfield on the defensive side of the ball there's still some remaining concerns even with what they've got right now and this is why the trade rumors are still circulating Dan Campbell has been quoted as saying there's still too many blown coverages by this unit so another reason why you could expect something to happen here for the Lions now let's take a look though at McCreary's big game as he got six pass breakups against the Arizona Cardinals so I'm not taking anything away from him he's done quite well but again this would be a huge upgrade and for uh dj reed he's allowed just he allowed just 73 yards on seven targets it's a step in the right direction for dj reed but we've also seen too what he's done against some of the other big name receivers in the first four weeks and again the numbers speak for themselves the lions are at or near the bottom in just about every defensive category against the pass and total points so the trade rumors are there definitely for the Lions so we're going to ask you this real quick which cornerback plan is best for Detroit trade for Brandon Stephens perhaps taking a swing with Garrett Williams from Arizona even though he could come with a price or keep improving the current team we would love to see what your response would be in the comments below and again one more tag that i want to show you the lions have now surrendered 1227 yards passing through four games and of course you add on what they gave up on when on last sunday that puts them over 1500 yards so that is why you can see that look on head coach dan campbell more often than not so again the lions trade rumors are picking up who could it be could it be right here or could it be dante jackson uh who knows the lions are in the mix for all of those along again as we mentioned with brandon stevens all right that's going to do it for this edition of lions digest again i invite everybody hit that subscribe button it's free come along on the journey with us and the lions here in 2026 for those of you that have i say thank you very much the response has definitely been off the charts and again proving why you're one of the most loyal fan bases in all of professional sport until next time captain lou saying keep your heads up keep your sticks down keep your feet moving and as always keep your minds open so long