Could the Matt Stafford era in Detroit be over sooner than later?
It surely seems so following the comments from Lions GM Bob Quinn. On Monday, Quinn stated the franchise is open to taking a quarterback with the 8th overall pick in the 2019 NFL draft.
“We’ll consider any position in the draft at any point in time, whether it’s the eighth overall pick or we have multiple picks later in the draft,” Quinn said during the team’s annual season ticket member summit, via Michael Rothstein of ESPN. “We’re in a position now, with the eighth overall pick, that the whole draft board is really wide open to us. We’re not going to really eliminate any prospects.
“In previous years, at least my last couple years here, we’ve drafted anywhere from 16 to 22, I believe. It’s a little bit different for us this year. There’s a few more players that are going to be available and if there’s a quarterback out there that we deem could help us this year or in the future, we’ll never close the door on that.”
The reality for the Lions is that they have invested a lot of money into Matt Stafford as he will count $29.5 million against the salary cap, with $19 million guaranteed.
The 31-year-old threw for 3,777 yards with 21 touchdowns and 11 interceptions during the 2018 NFL season.
The Lions have only qualified for the postseason just three times since 2000.
