8:40AM Tuesday
March 5, 2013

According to Albert Breer of the NFL Network, the Detroit Lions are in preliminary talks with quarterback Mathew Stafford's agent to get a contract extension completed. Per source, Lions have had some preliminary talks with QB Matthew Stafford on a contract extension. Nothing pressing at this point. - Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) February 28, 2013 The Lions currently have $7 million in cap room and Stafford accounts for $20 million of their cap for 2013. -If they can give him an extension, it would free up more money, which could potentially help them sign Reggie Bush in free agency. - Need NFL Tickets? var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { var script = document.createElement('script'); ref = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(''); script.type = 'text/javascript'; var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { var script = document.createElement('script'); ref = document.getEleme...