© Tim Fuller-USA TODAY SportsChase Daniel has never actually produced much on the field, but teams are continuously enamored with him as a veteran backup.
The Lions already made the big blockbuster trade of this offseason by swapping Matthew Stafford for Jared Goff and picks, and they apparently might not be done dealing quarterbacks.
Detroit has had trade discussions with teams about backup Chase Daniel, sources told Adam Schefter of ESPN.com (Twitter link). We've heard trade rumors about tons of quarterbacks in what should be an unusually busy cycle for signal-caller movement, but this is a new one.
Daniel of course has never actually produced much on the field, but teams are continuously enamored with him as a veteran backup. He has only five career starts under his belt, and just three since the 2014 season. The most recent of those came in a 2019 spot start with Chicago. The Missouri product spent time with the Saints, Chiefs and Eagles before joining Chicago.
He then signed a surprisingly lucrative three-year, $13.05 million deal with the Lions last offseason. If the Lions do trade him, it won't be for anything more than a late-round pick, but it's interesting that teams are talking. It could be squads with a recently drafted quarterback making calls, as Schefter notes that Daniel "has been considered an ideal mentor for young QBs" around the league.
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