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Lions mailbag: A deep dive into the Quandre Diggs trade, Tom Kowalski stories, and more

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Allen Park — The Detroit Lions have lost three in a row and just traded starting safety Quandre Diggs, so it's hardly surprised the mailbox was stuffed this week.

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u25ba Question. Bob Quinn isn’t dumb. He knew trading Diggs would not be received well. He obviously intended to trade him, but why trade a team captain now? What message does it send to the team who voted him into that position? — @rcblue3

u25ba Answer. It's an aspect of the trade we all probably got a little too hung up on, including myself.