According to ESPN Wisconsin, the Detroit Lions have offered a contract to Packers running back Ryan Grant who is currently mulling over the offer.
However it sounds as though Grant and the Packers have a mutual interest in getting a new deal done…
“It’s definitely an option, and there’s definitely a good chance. Green Bay said that they want me back, and it’s just a matter of whether or not we can come to terms on something,” Grant said. “I would love to come back. I think everyone knows that that’s my ideal situation.
“I think that Green Bay is a phenomenal organization, the guys on the team and what we’ve built there in the last five years is something special. Coach (Mike) McCarthy and the rest of the coaches I think are doing a great job across the board. And the community, the fans are the best. So of course, I think everybody knows that I’m a Packer at heart and I do want to stay.
“But that’s the business aspect of everything. I understand it, and I think both sides do. We’re just trying to move forward. And if we can work something out, that’d be awesome.”
Last season while sharing running back duties with James Starks, Grant carried the ball 134 times for 559 yards (4.2-yard average) and two TDs.
The New England Patriots are also rumored to be in on the Grant contract offers.
Ref: ESPN Wisconsin
