Last Tuesday night, the Detroit Lions made a trade with the Dallas Cowboys, sending a conditional sixth-round pick in exchange for EDGE Everson Griffen.
Due to the NFL COVID-19 onboarding process, Griffen must have five consecutive days of negative test results before joining a new team, meaning the earliest Griffen can enter Allen Park is Monday.
Here’s how the Griffen trade went down.
On Tuesday afternoon, the Lions and Cowboys started a conversation surrounding a trade for Griffen, and reportedly roughly four hours later a deal was done. The exchange was leaked to the media and soon after the Cowboys publicly confirmed the deal. Griffen then took to Twitter that night, saying goodbye to Dallas, and issuing an intense message for Lions fans, expressing his motivation to succeed in this new opportunity.
The next morning Griffen was on a plane to Detroit to begin his onboarding process and at coach Matt Patricia’s morning press conference acknowledged the deal.
Griffen instantly gives the Lions depth on the EDGE and will allow the Lions to take it slow with Austin Bryant (who is practicing but still on the PUP list) and Julian Okwara (who is currently on injured reserve).
If you missed our Film Room dissecting what Griffen brings to the Lions, it will give more perspective on why this trade is universally approved.
