Lions Reportedly Made Huge Request To Rams In Matthew Stafford Trade Talks

This was a borderline laughable ask

The Detroit Lions reportedly swung for the fences amid their recent trade negotiations with the Los Angeles Rams.

Detroit last weekend sent Matthew Stafford to Los Angeles in exchange for three total draft picks -- including two first-rounders -- and quarterback Jared Goff. Goff has a chance to be an immediate backfill for Stafford in Motor City, but the 26-year-old apparently wasn't the player the Lions initially had their eyes on.

Check out this report from ESPN's Adam Schefter:

When trade talks began between the Rams and Lions, the first player Detroit requested in a trade for QB Matthew Stafford was DT Aaron Donald, per sources. Rams told Lions, that's not happening, before the two sides later figured out the eventual compensation package. https://t.co/blGUo3f47y
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 7, 2021

Hey, it never hurts to ask.

Donald, of course, is one of the best players in all of football, so it comes as no surprise the Rams wouldn't even consider moving him. The star tackle on Saturday claimed the Defensive Player of the Year Award, which marks the third time he's taken home the honor since 2017.

With Donald pacing a top-tier defense in LA, and Stafford now under center, the Rams figure to be among the most legitimate Super Bowl contenders next season.