Last week, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that the Arizona Cardinals—owners of the third overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft—have received calls from at least six different teams interested in trading up to that spot. Coincidentally, last week the Detroit Lions also hosted two NFL Draft prospects who could very well go in the first three picks of this draft: Alabama edge defender Will Anderson and Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud.
Those two news pieces lining up have understandably led some to speculate that the Lions are one of those teams who have contacted the Cardinals for the third overall pick.