Lions get bad news about Courtland Sutton from Sean Payton

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Seems like that option is dead now.

After moving on from DJ Chark, the Detroit Lions had a number of top-tier options on the free agent and trade markets to serve as the third receiver in the growing WR room.

DeAndre Hopkins' name gained some traction, but his age was a bit of a knock against the Lions giving up picks and money to bring him in.

This led to others wondering about Courtland Sutton.

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Sutton has experienced an unlucky few years between injuries and playing with essentially no supporting cast, but it is hard to deny that he is a good receiver.

Plenty of teams would immediately benefit from the addition of Sutton, as he would benefit from being in a new situation, and the Lions are absolutely included in this list of teams.

Unfortunately, after it did seem like this was a real possibility, Sean Payton shut those rumors down.

While this could just be an example of a coach trying to deflect, it does make sense that the new head coach that needs to save an offense would want to keep players like Sutton and Jerry Jeudy.

Well, I guess it is back to the drawing board for the Lions. They can never have too much wide receiver talent, so look for them to be in the mix for a receiver in the draft if they don't make any big moves over the next month.