Team Profiles · NFC North
2026 coverage
Oct 23 · The fallout from Sam LaPorta’s stalled extension
The radio roundup returns to LaPorta’s comments as part of a wider discussion of the week’s personnel news.
Oct 21 · Why the LaPorta extension stalled and what a trade would take
The extension story sets LaPorta’s production beside the cost of the players Detroit had already extended, the decision still ahead on Brian Branch and the potential for Brock Bowers to move the tight end market.
The Hockenson trade offered a precedent under Holmes, but Detroit’s record and its ambitions had changed. The same report examines the fit for Denver and Carolina and why dealing LaPorta would have left a hole in a contender’s offense.
Sep 28 · Week 3 recalibration: NFL front offices share thoughts on a Marvin Harrison Jr. trade