Kenny, communications via text, and we'll go to the phones, a trio of Lions news updates from the Combine.

Brad Holmes talked.

A, team's going to Germany, and you're the home team.

That means one less Sunday at Ford Field.

You know where I stand on that.

Two, talked about the Corps four, and again, it's like full speed ahead.

We want them all. We want them all here

for a long time. He kind of has to say it. But the problem is I believe him when he talks. And I just

think you've taken this as far as you can go with almost this unilateral signing of our own.

And then the last piece, the dialogue with Montgomery, the dialogue with Decker.

I don't get the Montgomery thing.

To me, I'd be in the business of convincing him to stay because cutting him,

you don't really save much, nor do you win a trade.

What do you get?

Maybe a fifth round pick.

Now, again, if players not happy, different conversation.

The Decker thing, he has a right to take his time and dot-da-da. Bottom line is you got about a week. You can't be waiting until

the night before the league calendar opens. I wouldn't be waiting within 72 hours of it. Clearly,

you're preparing now, both scenarios, but I'd rather just make it official yeah i don't

want a guy back who's contemplating not being back so there's everything lines wise kenny what

the textors have to start the day today so i'm actually pretty impressed because in the year

2026 to get people to agree on something is almost impossible people are unilaterally

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