Afternoon Lions Links for Sunday 3-1-26

Articles:

David Montgomery pushes back against idea he 'wants out' from Lions:  https://lionswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2026/03/01/detroit-lions-david-montgomery-pushes-back-trade-reports/88933159007/

What would David Montgomery trade mean for Detroit Lions' salary cap?:  https://lionswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2026/03/01/detroit-lions-salary-cap-potential-david-montgomery-trade/88932831007/

ESPN report: Detroit Lions RB David Montgomery wants trade:  https://lionswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2026/03/01/espn-detroit-lions-david-montgomery-requests-trade/88932647007/

2026 Combine:

Detroit Lions hold series of informal meetings with top centers (3-1-26):  https://lionswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2026/02/28/detroit-lions-informal-meetings-nfl-combine/88928859007/

Detroit Lions meet with Alabama star OL at NFL combine (3-1-26):  https://lionswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2026/02/28/detroit-lions-nfl-combine-alabama-kadyn-proctor/88927486007/

How 2026 Combine Changed the Detroit Lions Draft Board (Young, Faulk, Mesidor, Thomas, Gumbs, Clark, Taaffe, Fitzgerald, McCoy, Delane, Canady) (3-1-26):  https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/onsi/news/how-2026-combine-changed-detroit-lions-draft-board

NFL Combine: 7 high-character offensive linemen for Detroit Lions (Ioane, Nwaiwu, Slaughter, Hecht, Freeling, Miller, Wagner) (3-1-26):  https://www.prideofdetroit.com/detroit-lions-draft/158358/nfl-combine-7-high-character-offensive-linemen-for-detroit-lions

2026 NFL Combine results: 3 winners from quarterbacks group (Payton, Green, King) (3-1-26):  https://www.prideofdetroit.com/detroit-lions-draft/158273/2026-nfl-combine-results-3-winners-from-quarterbacks-group

2026 NFL Combine results: 5 winners from the wide receivers group (Coleman, Wetjen, Rivers, Thomas, Brown) (3-1-26):  https://www.prideofdetroit.com/detroit-lions-draft/158271/2026-nfl-combine-results-5-winners-from-the-wide-receivers-group

Stock up/down, Combine Day 3: QB among risers (Bell, Branch, Green, Lance, Lane, Thomas, Washington, Fields, Johnson, Tate) (2-28-26):  https://www.nfl.com/news/2026-nfl-combine-stock-up-stock-down-day-3-taylen-green-among-10-players-on-the-move

QB grades as Beck, Simpson headline combine workouts (Mendoza, Simpson, Nussmeier, Beck, Allar, Altmyer, Payton) (2-28-26):  https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/nfl-combine-2026-qb-grades-ty-simpson-carson-beck-garrett-nussmeier-drew-allar/

Kadyn Proctor NFL Draft profile: Can Alabama OT's rare size translate? (3-1-26):  https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/kadyn-proctor-nfl-draft-profile-scouting-report-size-ceiling-analysis/

Combine grades for top WR prospects, plus other standout performers (Tyson, Tate, Cooper, Lemon, Concepcion, Boston, Bernard, Thompson, Bell, Branch, Burks, Coleman, Lane, Hurst, Lance) (3-1-26):  https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/nfl-combine-2026-wide-receiver-grades-fastest-40-times/

NFL scouting combine winners and losers: Wake up, Jets! There's a shot with this reboot. And Texas Tech's David Bailey looks tremendous (Bailey, Downs, McNeil-Warren, Thieneman, Green, Love, Fields, Reese, Styles, Downs, McDonald, Sadiq, Bain) (3-1-26):  https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/article/nfl-scouting-combine-winners-and-losers-wake-up-jets-theres-a-shot-with-this-reboot-and-texas-techs-david-bailey-looks-tremendous-012027514.html

NFL Combine Risers and Fallers Day 3: Jeremiyah Love Cements Spot As Top RB (Simpson, Nussmeier, Beck, Branch, Bell, Lane, Lance, Washington, Heidenreich, Fields, Boston, Taylor, Lemon, Simpson, Love, Pride, Green, Fagnano, Benson, Bernard, Brown, Coleman, Pavia) (2-28-26):  https://www.si.com/nfl/combine-risers-and-fallers-day-3-jeremiyah-love-cements-spot

NFL combine winners, losers: Which draft prospects stood out most? (Davis, Dennis-Sutton, Demmings, Banks, Green, Bernard, Halton, Bell, Stukes, Stowers, Washington, Lawrence, Thieneman, Sadiq, Styles, Hunter, McDonald, Thomas, Johnson, Overton, Fields) (3-1-26):  https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/draft/2026/03/01/nfl-combine-winners-losers-2026-draft-stock/88918814007/

NFL combine QB grades: Ty Simpson, Garrett Nussmeier improve NFL draft stock (Simpson, Nussmeier, Beck, Klubnik, Allar, Daniels, Pavia, Green, Payton, Morton, King, Robertson, Altmyer, Fagnano) (3-1-26):  https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/draft/2026/02/28/nfl-combine-2026-quarterback-grades-rankings-draft/88919786007/

Who could be this year's Nick Emmanwori (Reese, Styles, Haulcy, Kilgore) (3-1-26):  https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2026/03/01/nfl-combine-nick-emmanwori-a-j-haulcy-jalon-kilgore/88902958007/

4 Big Winners from Day 3 of the 2026 NFL Combine (Washington, Caldwell, Green, Lance) (2-28-26):  https://athlonsports.com/nfl/nfl-combine-2026-winners-day-3-taylen-green-brenen-thompson

346-Pound OL Turns Heads With 40-Yard Dash Time at NFL Scouting Combine (3-1-26):  https://www.si.com/fannation/college/cfb-hq/346-pound-ol-turns-markell-bell-40-yard-dash-at-nfl-scouting-combine

Combine just helped boost one former Oklahoma Sooners’ draft stock (Halton) (3-1-26):  https://atozsports.com/college-football/oklahoma-sooners-news/ou-defensive-tackle-gracen-halton-nfl-draft-combine-parker-brailsford-og-alabama/

6 Quarterbacks Who Won the NFL Combine (Simpson, Allar, Green, Payton, Nussmeier, Robertson) (3-1-26):  https://www.si.com/nfl/draft/onsi/news/6-quarterbacks-who-won-the-nfl-combine

2026 NFL Combine QB-WR Winners: LSU’s Zavion Thomas, Alabama’s Ty Simpson Among Biggest Risers (Thomas, Simpson, Brazzell, Branch, Rivers, Beck, Brown) (3-1-26):  https://www.essentiallysports.com/nfl-active-news-flagship-twenty-twenty-six-nfl-combine-qb-wr-winners-lsus-zavion-thomas-alabamas-ty-simpson-among-biggest-risers/

2026 NFL Combine Day 3 Winners: Notre Dame’s Jeremiyah Love, Oregon’s Kenyon Sadiq Among Biggest Risers (Love, Sadiq, Stowers, Washington, Claiborne, Hemby) (3-1-26):  https://www.essentiallysports.com/nfl-active-news-twenty-twenty-six-nfl-combine-day-three-winners-notre-dames-jeremiyah-love-oregons-kenyon-sadiq-among-biggest-risers/

2026 NFL Combine Stock Report – Wide Receivers (Bell, Benson, Bernard, Boston, Branch, Brazzell, Burks, Caldwell, Douglas, Fields, Hurst, Lance, Lane, Sturdivant, Thomas, Williams) (3-1-26):  https://walterfootball.com/combine2026stockWR.php

2026 NFL Combine Stock Report – Quarterbacks:  https://walterfootball.com/combine2026stockQB.php

2026 NFL Draft:

2026 OL class features several tackle prospects that could interest Lions:  https://www.detroitlions.com/news/2026-ol-class-features-several-tackle-prospects-that-could-interest-lions

ESPN NFL mock draft forecasts Missouri star to Detroit Lions:  https://lionswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2026/02/28/detroit-lions-espn-mel-kiper-nfl-mock-draft-missouri-zion-young/88929477007/