Matthew Stafford for Aaron Donald—who says no? The Rams, apparently.
The Lions acquired a pair of first-round picks as well as quarterback Jared Goff in the Matthew Stafford trade on Jan. 31, but Detroit's initial offer to the Rams aimed even higher.
Detroit reportedly requested to receive three-time Defensive Player of the Year Aaron Donald in exchange for Stafford, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. And while we don't know the exact reaction to Detroit's request, we can assume there was a fair amount of laughter on the other end of the phone.
All due respect to Stafford, but dealing Donald for the veteran quarterback would have been downright catastrophic for Los Angeles.