Few have been as aggressive at the in-season trade deadline at the Lions, but it doesn’t seem that’s going to continue.
Lions General Manager Martin Mayhew told reporters he didn’t anticipate doing anything by Tuesday’s deadline. He’s done three such deals in
“I know we kind of talk to everybody around the league, get calls from different teams and things like that,” Mayhew said, via Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press. “But I don’t anticipate us making any moves at the trade deadline.”
He’s presided over three deals since taking over in 2008, including sending wide receiver Roy Williams to Dallas.
But with some wondering about the future of defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh as he enters the final year of his contract, Mayhew said that wasn’t a consideration.
“I don’t have any plan to trade anybody, leave it at that,” he said.
Of course, plans can change. But unlike years past, the Lions seem fairly stable at the moment, with the league’s best defense, a quarterback who is taking care of the ball and a coach in Jim Caldwell who has brought his calm touch to an underachieving team.
At the moment, things are going well for the Lions, so messing with the formula might not be the best play.