Bronco Billy Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 (edited) From GBN: Lions, WR, agent all at odds… There is a bizarre story coming out of Detroit and this one may not be the fault of the Lions. The Lions had free-agent WR Kevin Curtis in town on the weekend and were reportedly close to signing the former Ram. In particular, Curtis reportedly was anxious sign with the Lions where he would be reunited with Detroit offensive coordinator Mike Martz, his former head coach in St. Louis. Late yesterday, though, Curtis left town without a contract, but promptly fired his agent Tom Condon and departed the Lions facility. Reportedly negotiations with the Lions lagged over the weekend because Condon was reportedly busy with Notre Dame QB Brady Quinn, another of his clients who was participating in the Irish’s pro day on Sunday. For now, Curtis is reportedly back home in Salt Lake City. He can still sign with an NFL team on his own, but if he wants to hire another agent, he must wait five business days. The Lions would still like to get something done with him, while Minnesota, the Giants and possibly Philadelphia are also reportedly interested. In fact, Curtis has already visited the Vikings and had been scheduled to meet with the Giants today. The more interesting aspect of the story, though, involves Quinn and Conden. The Lions, who pick second this coming April, of course are one of the teams that would normally have an interest in Quinn; indeed, by bringing in a slew of veterans like OT George Foster, RB Tatum Bell and DE Dewayne White, not to mention the possibility of signing a useful receiver like Curtis, the Lions would appear to be putting themselves in a position where they could afford to use their top pick on a QB. There is speculation though that the incident with Conden could sour the Lions on Quinn, if they had any real interest to begin with. Speaking of the Lions and Quinn, there had also been reports that the Lions had not attended Quinn’s workout on Sunday. In fact, Detroit actually had seven representatives in South Bend to attend the workout including four coaches, two scouts and an executive, although its not clear if any of the major players in the Lions’ front office were in attendance. Now that's an intriguing bit of news... Edited March 8, 2007 by Bronco Billy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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