Fox creates mock Sam LaPorta trade between Detroit Lions, Chiefs
Fox shared a mock trade proposal for the Detroit Lions with the Kansas City Chiefs involving Sam LaPorta.
Could the Detroit Lions move on from tight end Sam LaPorta? Even after LaPorta's back surgery , it feels like a long shot. LaPorta is a young star that is established in the Motor City.
But, the Lions have other young stars in Jahmyr Gibbs, Jack Campbell and Brian Branch that the organization figures to want to iron down long-term extensions with. Might that mean that LaPorta is the odd man out? In its look at a player every AFC team should trade for during the 2026 NFL draft, Fox suggests that the Kansas City Chiefs should deal for the Lions' LaPorta.
In its proposed trade, the Lions would swap first-round picks with the Chiefs, moving up from No. 17 to pick No. 9.
The Chiefs would also send over a conditional 2027 fourth-round pick. Yes, the Chiefs just re-signed Travis Kelce, who is still an effective player and one of Patrick Mahomes’ favorite receivers. But Kelce is 36, not what he once was, and could be in the last season of his Hall of Fame career.