We can stop talking about Lamar Jackson to the Lions.
Dan Campbell shut that conversation down Tuesday when asked at the NFL owners meetings if the Lions would have any interest in the former MVP quarterback, who's requested a trade from the Ravens.
"Look, Lamar is a heck of a talent," Campbell said. "Trying to defend that guy has been something else, we played them two years ago. But man, we got a quarterback. So I’m like, we got a quarterback, and thank god we got one. So we’re good. But man, he’s a heck of a talent."
When it became clear that Jackson could be playing elsewhere next season, Vegas oddly listed the Lions as his most likely landing spot. Meanwhile, the Lions have been clear about their commitment to Jared Goff, from Campbell to GM Brad Holmes.
That's to say nothing of what it would cost in draft picks to trade for Jackson, which is to say nothing of what it would cost in cap space to then pay him, which is to say nothing of the injury risk attached to all of it. For a team led by a GM and a head coach who intend to build through the draft, it never made much sense.
Now we can put it to bed.
That's not to say the Lions won't consider adding another quarterback this offseason to solidify the room behind Goff, perhaps early in the draft. Holmes said Monday that remains a real possibility.
"We just keep the communication open so that if we were to go that direction and add one, Jared is aware of exactly what we’re doing," said Holmes.
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