Potential Brandon Marshall Trade to Seattle May Benefit Detroit Lions

March 6, 2010   ·   Jordan Belfiori   ·   Jump to comments

With yesterday being the first day of the 2010 NFL Free Agency period, all the eyes were on big name free agents Julius Peppers, Karlos Dansby, and Antrel Rolle. But could the NFL’s biggest offseason move take place with the potential trade of current Denver Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall?
News broke yesterday afternoon that the Seattle Seahawks were scheduling a meeting with Brandon Marshall to discuss a possible contract offer this Saturday.
Marshall is a restricted free agent who has been tendered with a first round compensation pick. If Seattle decides to offer a contract to Marshall, Denver would have seven days to match that offer or Marshall would become a Seattle Seahawk and Denver would receive the Seahawks’ sixth overall pick in the upcoming 2010 NFL Draft.
You may be asking yourself, how does this benefit the Detroit Lions, though?
A week before the NFL Combine, the Detroit Lions made it clear that they’re entertaining the possib...

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