According to The MMQB’s Albert Breer, while the Indianapolis Colts were one of former Detroit Lions franchise quarterback Matthew Stafford’s preferred trade destinations, Colts general manager Chris Ballard never formally offered the team’s first rounder (Pick #21):
“Word was that Stafford’s preferred destinations were, in order, the Rams, Niners and Colts,” Breer wrote. “And while the Lions were always going to do what was best for the Lions (and Stafford didn’t have a no-trade clause to commandeer the process), they were also cognizant of what their former No.