QB Stafford seeks trade from Lions
Detroit Lions and quarterback Matthew Stafford have mutually agreed to explore the possibilities of trading him, a source said Saturday.
The person said Stafford expressed an interest in being traded after the season ended and the team responded by tabling the idea until a new general manager and coach were hired.
Stafford was on a call earlier this week with Lions general manager Brad Holmes and coach Dan Campbell earlier this week, according to the person, and they discussed parting ways.
Detroit drafted Stafford No. 1 overall in 2009 and he has two years left on a $135 million, five-year contract.
Bears promote Desai: The Chicago Bears promoted safeties coach Sean Desai to replace retired defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano.
The longest-tenured member of the Bears' coaching staff, Desai was hired as a quality control coach in 2013 under Marc Trestman. He worked with defensive backs and linebackers while also assisting on special teams through the 2018 season before being promoted to safeties coach.
Desai, 37, joined the Bears after spending the 2012 season as Boston College's running backs/special teams coordinator. He was assistant director of football operations at Miami (Fla.) in 2011 after five years at Temple as a defensive and special teams coach. He became one of the youngest coordinators in the country in 2010 when at age 27, he was put in charge of the Owls' special teams.
Desai also earned a doctorate in educational administration from Temple in May 2008. He was an adjunct professor in the school's master's and doctor's programs in educational administration in 2009 and 2010.