When the 2021 NFL Draft begins, Detroit Lions GM Brad Holmes will likely be doing everything he can to trade out of the No. 7 slot to gain more draft capital.
According to NFL insider Peter King, one team who could make the Lions a solid offer is the Denver Broncos, though he does not believe it will happen when it comes down to it as he does not think the Lions will select a QB.
From Peter King:
Very nearly had a trade here—Denver dealing its first and second-round picks (9 and 40) to Detroit for the seventh pick, to take Lance. Denver GM George Paton still may do it, but I’m dubious the Lions will get anyone between 10 and 15 leapfrogging the two QB spots—Carolina and Denver—to take one of the quarterbacks. We’ll see. Paton is a lover of picks, so I’m not sure he’d surrender a starting player with the 40th pick to ensure getting Lance. In an ideal world, Lance goes somewhere like Atlanta to learn behind a good vet for a year or two, but in this case he’d probably challenge Drew Lock for the starting job by Halloween.
What do you think, Nation? Will the Lions be able to find a trade partner or will they be stuck with the No. 7 pick?
