The NFL is never short on rumors and there's a juicy one, albeit one that's over a year old, that leaked out of the 2019 NFL Annual Meeting in Phoenix this week. The , unhappy with their quarterback situation heading into last year, reportedly tried to trade for quarterback . , ex-Miami coach Adam Gase, now with the , spearheaded an effort to try and upgrade from their current situation, which featured on top of the depth chart.Salgeuro reports that Gase got personally involved and specifically targeted Stafford
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