Daniel Jeremiah on Matthew Stafford trade rumors: “All I heard from the start was the Colts. So that’s what I’m still waiting for ‘

According to NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah on The Pat McAfee Show, he still expects the Indianapolis Colts to suddenly land Detroit Lions franchise quarterback Matthew Stafford in a trade:

“The Niners are a team you hear from over and over,” Jeremiah said. “I thought about it from the start, and all I had heard from the start was the Colts. So that’s what I’m still waiting for.

“At first when I heard the Niners were in it, I was like, ‘Okay, it’s the Lions who need to take the other suitor out to try and get some more from the Colts. “That’s where my mind went, but now it’s like, ‘Shoot. from what you’re saying, it looks like they got pretty far with the Niners.

But this is where I expected Stafford to go.

Now, there was some serious smoke over the Senior Bowl weekend connecting the Lions and San Francisco 49ers as business talks for Stafford unfold.

Even a report was released on Friday about the 49ers’ initial trade offer to the Lions:

Now, with quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo’s long-term future with the 49ers franchise uncertain, San Francisco could very well be a serious business contender for Stafford these days – and one shouldn’t necessarily be ignored that both sides are taking it. potentially of magnitude in the current trade. talks

That being said, Colts general manager Chris Ballard Notoriously runs a tight ship with closed lips and little leaks – judging both by his 2018 swap of the # 3 overall pick with the New York Jets for a King’s Ransom Draw, as well as the big swap of the last offseason for 49ers All- Pro defensive tackle DeForest Buckner. Neither of the more powerful trades had come out prematurely in league circles until each was practically done.

It remains to be seen whether the 49ers’ serious trade lawsuit is disclosed by the Lions as a potential lure to jack up the Colts’ price, but simply because the Colts’ degree of interest / ongoing trade talks have not been publicly reported, does not mean they are not currently happening.

At this point, that doesn’t mean Stafford is a lock in becoming a Colt by any means, but the Colts, as the top favorite of mainstream media (which doesn’t mean anything), shouldn’t be ruled out as a serious business contender at this time either – just because there isn’t much recent smoke linking them publicly to Stafford.