Some have wondered whether Kenny Golladay could price his way out of Detroit this offseason. However, with weeks to go before free agency, Lions exec Chris Spielman tells WXYT-FM that Golladay — and the wide receiver position in general — is one of his very top priorities (via Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press). 
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“I think Kenny is a, he’s a competitive guy and the thing that I’ve always admired most about Kenny when doing the games on TV is his ability to win the 50/50 ball,” said Spielman, an ex-linebacker and broadcaster who serves as one of the organization’s top executives. “I just think his size and what he can bring to the table is something that a lot of people liked about Kenny Golladay, including me.”
The Lions — like most teams this year – are facing a numbers crunch due to the anticipated salary cap decrease. As they rebuild for the near-term and long-term, Spielman says he’ll be looking at talent and character in equal measure.
“In any philosophy, you can fill in voids in free agency, but you can’t buy a locker room,” Spielman said. “That’s been a philosophy for a lot of teams. And generally, what I believe is that you want to build your team through the draft. So it’s kind of, draft, develop and re-sign. And I think that’s hopefully the direction that I think the Lions will take.”
When it comes to Golladay, the Lions figure to have lots of competition if/when he reaches the open market. The Giants, who are eyeing a major WR upgrade, are expected to be among his top suitors.
Keep golladay and draft Smith
If you can get a 2nd, tag and trade then draft some receivers for cost control
Still $8.3 mill over the cap. Who do they release before they plan to sign?
Any of the terrible Bob Quinn deals.
Nick Williams is a easy 4 Million, I know that. There is wiggle room. Holmes has his hands full. We might get lucky and Vaitai could be useful(played pretty well when called upon) as a guard.
Jags should look at a tag and trade with one of their 2nds.
Worth way more than just a 2nd
I know last year was lost due to injury but this guy can flat out play wide out. When healthy he can be a top 5 guy. Unbelievable on contested catches. Would love to see him with a better QB though.
Not gonna get much better than Stafford. Wonder what he would do with a qb with a decent o-line.