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Detroit Lions, Sam LaPorta cut extension talks with no new contract
According to a report from Ian Rapoport, the Detroit Lions and tight end Sam LaPorta have stopped contract negotiation talks after trying for weeks to get an extension done. Per Rapoport, talks extended through this weekend, but LaPorta’s camp wanted to break off conversations if they couldn’t result in a deal after four weeks into […]
Why it's #1 Sam LaPorta (top-150)
11 more updatesfrom 11 sources
- Oct 4 Dave Birkett (Bluesky) The Lions and TE Sam LaPorta have halted contract talks per RapSheet. Sam is not the most media friendly to begin with, but grabbed him in the locker room briefly last week, 4th question, asked about the contract and he cut off the interview
- Oct 4 RotoBaller NFL Lions vs. Panthers Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Sunday Night Football - Jared Goff, Bryce Young, Jahmyr Gibbs, Chuba Hubbard, Tetairoa McMillan, Sam LaPorta, Darren Waller, and more
- Oct 4 Detroit Football Network What it means for the Detroit Lions after Sam LaPorta reportedly breaks off extension talks+2
- Oct 4 Mike Garafolo (X) The Insiders for @NFLGameDay Kickoff on Drake Maye’s struggles without #Patriots WR A.J. Brown, #Lions and Sam LaPorta breaking off contract talks, J.J. McCarthy starting his #Giants stint as QB3 for now and Brian Schottenheimer’s message to the #Cowboys.
- Oct 4 NFL Daily News (Bluesky) Rap: Lions, Sam LaPorta have broken off contract extension talks after several weeks of discussion and a deal not coming together as hoped.
- Oct 4 Adam Schefter (mirror, Bluesky) The #Lions and star TE Sam LaPorta broke off contract talks after several weeks of discussions, as a deal did not come together as hoped. As of now, he'll be a free agent in 2027. My story: Click to see original repost+2
- Oct 4 Pride of Detroit (DET) Detroit Lions, Sam LaPorta cut extension talks with no new contract
- Oct 4 ESPN NFL News Sources: LaPorta, Lions break off contract talks after negotiations stall
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Sam LaPorta: Questionable
Sep 4: LaPorta (hip) didn't play in any of the Lions' preseason contests.
Why it's #2 Questionable · Sam LaPorta (top-150)
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Sam LaPorta (hip) not listed on injury report for Week 1.
Why it's #3 Sam LaPorta (top-150)
2 more updatesfrom 2 sources
- Sep 9 FTN (Bluesky) 💥 @fftylero.bsky.social on why Sam LaPorta is set to off 💥 FTN’s ‘My Guys’
- Sep 9 NFL Daily News (Bluesky) Sam LaPorta (hip) not listed on injury report for Week 1.
- Sep 9 RotoBaller NFL Who Should I Start for Fantasy Football Week 1? Mark Andrews, Juwan Johnson, Sam LaPorta, Dalton Kincaid, Jake Ferguson, Isaiah Likely, Tucker Kraft, Dallas Goedert, Dalton Schultz
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Sam LaPorta: Not listed on injury report
LaPorta (hip) is not listed on the Lions' Week 1 injury report Wednesday, Tim Twentyman of the Lions' official site reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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Sam LaPorta: Questionable
Aug 25: LaPorta (hip) returned to practice Tuesday, Richard Silva of The Detroit News reports.
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Sam LaPorta: Questionable
Aug 25: LaPorta (hip) returned to practice Tuesday, Richard Silva of The Detroit News reports.
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Sam LaPorta all alone on fourth-and-1 for the touchdown. Lions up 14-7 after stinky, stinky start. LaPorta coming up big, though.
2 more updatesfrom 2 sources
- Oct 11 Theo Mackie (X) Cards were in man there. Mack Wilson and Wydett Williams both covered Brock Wright. No one had Sam LaPorta.
- Oct 11 NFL News Poster (Bluesky) [NFL] Sam LaPorta wide open touchdown on 4th & 1!
- Oct 11 Ben Raven (Bluesky) Sam LaPorta all alone on fourth-and-1 for the touchdown. Lions up 14-7 after stinky, stinky start. LaPorta coming up big, though.
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- Who Should I Start for Fantasy Football Week 8? Kyle Pitts Sr., Tyler Higbee, Mason Taylor, Travis Kelce, Hunter Henry, Sam LaPorta, Mark Andrews, T.J. Hockenson, Brenton Strange
- Who Should I Start for Fantasy Football Week 8? Chig Okonkwo, Kyle Pitts, Mason Taylor, Hunter Henry, Sam LaPorta, Dallas Goedert, TJ Hockenson, Brenton Strange, Dalton Kincaid
- Sam LaPorta is still a top-5 TE for me in a bad matchup DK Metcalf has a favorable matchup vs Cleveland @MattFtheOracle and I went through all 14 Week 8 games with our fantasy football start/sit calls Full show in the reply 👇 #FantasyFootball
- Agent's Take: Detroit Lions' Sam LaPorta contract problem isn't going away
- Lions OL chooses to be introduced as a unit before today's game. Cheers for Sam LaPorta when his name was called.
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Lions' Sam LaPorta clarifies contract comments: "I want to play for this team"
1 more updatefrom 1 source
- Oct 24 RotoBaller NFL Who Should I Start for Fantasy Football Week 7? Michael Mayer, Dallas Goedert, Isaiah Likely, Sam LaPorta, Darnell Washington, Kenyon Sadiq, Darren Waller, George Kittle, Jake Ferguson
- Oct 24 Pro Football Talk Lions' Sam LaPorta clarifies contract comments: "I want to play for this team"
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Dan Campbell responds to Sam LaPorta’s contract frustrations
8 more updatesfrom 6 sources
- Oct 23 Dave Birkett (Bluesky) Sam LaPorta: No regrets about podcast interview, wants to stay with Lions: “My intentions are, I want to play for this team. I give everything I have."
- Oct 23 Pro Football Talk Dan Campbell: Sam LaPorta's contract comments aren't a distraction for us
- Oct 23 Pride of Detroit (DET) Detroit Lions TE Sam LaPorta’s full transcript on clarifying contract frustrations
- Oct 23 Jordan Schultz (X) I appreciate the honest approach and transparency #Lions TE Sam LaPorta took this week. Getting stuff off your chest is a good thing 👇👇 · Quoting Jordan Schultz: #Lions TE Sam LaPorta on not getting a contract extension: “It’s disappointing that you go out there every week and bear the risk of getting hurt. Like last year, I broke my f—ing back for the team. And then I’m going out there this year and I’m balling, and maybe they’re just not showing the love. “I’m going to continue to do my thing and ball out, and in three months, if I don’t get to wear the Honolulu blue and play for the Lions anymore, it’s going to be all good. I’ll go get paid somewhere else. So whatever.” (via @PardonMyTake)
- Oct 23 Ben Raven (Bluesky) Sam LaPorta speaks
- Oct 23 Pride of Detroit (DET) Final Dan Campbell takeaways before Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers
- Oct 23 ESPN NFL News Lions' Campbell on LaPorta's contract comments: 'We're all good'
- Oct 23 Dave Birkett (Bluesky) Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell on edge about TE Sam LaPorta comments: "Sometimes you get something off your chest."
- Oct 23 Pride of Detroit (DET) Dan Campbell responds to Sam LaPorta’s contract frustrations
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Lions OC Drew Petzing: Sam LaPorta has “been the same person every day since the day I got here” despite contract kerfuffle
1 more updatefrom 1 source
- Oct 22 Dave Birkett (Bluesky) No Sam LaPorta in the locker room today after practice
- Oct 22 Dave Birkett (Bluesky) Lions OC Drew Petzing: Sam LaPorta has “been the same person every day since the day I got here” despite contract kerfuffle
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Discussion: Is Sam LaPorta right to take his contract frustrations public?
2 more updatesfrom 2 sources
- Oct 22 RotoBaller NFL Who Should I Start for Fantasy Football Week 7? Hunter Henry, Colston Loveland, Tucker Kraft, Travis Kelce, Isaiah Likely, Dalton Schultz, Colby Parkinson, Jake Ferguson, Sam LaPorta
- Oct 22 Dave Birkett (Bluesky) Unhappy Lions TE Sam LaPorta in line for big payday in 2027 NFL free agency
- Oct 22 Pride of Detroit (DET) Discussion: Is Sam LaPorta right to take his contract frustrations public?
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Detroit Lions TE Sam LaPorta vents frustrations about contract situation
6 more updatesfrom 6 sources
- Oct 21 CBS Sports NFL Headlines Sam LaPorta sounds off about contract situation with Lions: 'I break my f-----g back for the team'
- Oct 21 Dave Birkett (Bluesky) Sam LaPorta doesn't sound too happy with his contract talks: 'I break my fucking back for the team and then I'm going out there this year and I'm balling and maybe they're just not showing the love."
- Oct 21 Pro Football Talk Sam LaPorta: If I don't get a deal from the Lions I'll go get paid somewhere else+2
- Oct 21 Jordan Schultz (X) #Lions TE Sam LaPorta on not getting a contract extension: “It’s disappointing that you go out there every week and bear the risk of getting hurt. Like last year, I broke my f—ing back for the team. And then I’m going out there this year and I’m balling, and maybe they’re just not showing the love. “I’m going to continue to do my thing and ball out, and in three months, if I don’t get to wear the Honolulu blue and play for the Lions anymore, it’s going to be all good. I’ll go get paid somewhere else. So whatever.” (via @PardonMyTake)
- Oct 21 Pride of Detroit (DET) Detroit Lions TE Sam LaPorta vents frustrations about contract situation
- Dan Campbell says pass protection shows why Jahmyr Gibbs is different from other backs
- Quote from Tim Patrick, who was asked about the ceiling of the Jets' offense when injured players return: "We could be the best, honestly. We could be the best. We have so much talent, it's insane. ... I've never been around this much talent, so I don't even know how to answer that question. It's going to be scary because it's just so many different ways we could win." Reminded that he played on the '24 Lions (Goff, Gibbs, St. Brown, Williams, LaPorta), Patrick replied: "I feel like the tight-end room here is what separates from that offense. It's a little bit more deeper, I would say. ... Obviously, Sam LaPorta is great. Brock (Wright) is great, but from top to bottom, we dress five tight ends every week. Not every team in the NFL can do that, and any one of those guys could be the guy. And we have freaking Sadiq -- he runs 4.3 and he's not from this planet. So it's just one of those things where it's like our tight-end room is going to make us the offense that we're going to…
- Who Should I Start for Fantasy Football Week 5? T.J. Hockenson, Juwan Johnson, Isaiah Likely, Tucker Kraft, Michael Mayer, Sam LaPorta, Tyler Warren, Pat Freiermuth, George Kittle
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Dan Campbell downplays concerns about Sam LaPorta breaking off contract talks with Lions
6 more updatesfrom 6 sources
- Oct 7 Pride of Detroit (DET) Detroit Lions TE Sam LaPorta ‘optimistic’ about new contract despite stalemate+1
- Oct 7 ESPN NFL News Lions TE LaPorta acknowledges 'stalemate' in contract negotiations
- Oct 7 Dave Birkett (Bluesky) Sam LaPorta on contract talks with the Lions: "I don't know if it's truly off the table but I think there's certainly a stalemate right now"+2
- Oct 7 Pro Football Talk Dan Campbell downplays concerns about Sam LaPorta breaking off contract talks with Lions
- Who Should I Start for Fantasy Football Week 4? Jalen Coker, Jameson Williams, Darren Waller, Chuba Hubbard, Tetairoa McMillan, Sam LaPorta, Brycen Tremayne, AJ Dillon
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- Fantasy Football Tight Ends: Stats, Sleepers, and Surprises You Need to Know (Week 4)
- Who Should I Start for Fantasy Football Week 4? Juwan Johnson, Dalton Schultz, Dalton Kincaid, Darren Waller, Tucker Kraft, Colston Loveland, Travis Kelce, Sam LaPorta, Tyler Higbee
- Who Should I Start for Fantasy Football Week 3? Dalton Schultz, Dalton Kincaid, TJ Hockenson, Harold Fannin, Oronde Gadsden, Jake Ferguson, George Kittle, Tyler Warren, Sam LaPorta
- Fantasy Football Landmines to Avoid for Week 3 - Drake Maye, Baker Mayfield, Sam LaPorta, more
- Who Should I Start for Fantasy Football Week 3? T.J. Hockenson, Sam LaPorta, Brenton Strange, Cade Otton, Trey McBride, Greg Dulcich, Evan Engram, Gunnar Helm
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Lions starting skill players
HB Jahmyr Gibbs
WR Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR Jameson Williams
WR Isaac TeSlaa
TE Sam LaPorta
7 more updatesfrom 4 sources
- Sep 17 Nathan Jahnke (Bluesky) Fantasy football recap to the Lions and Bills - Dalton Kincaid is a top-5 fantasy TE - Bills adjusted their WR rotation both before and after DJ Moore's injury - Sam LaPorta's no longer on a snap count - Snap counts and routes run
- Sep 17 PFF News NFL Week 2 Recap: Immediate fantasy football takeaways from Lions-Bills
- Sep 17 NFL News Poster (Bluesky) [NFL] Jared Goff's 3rd TD of the night goes to Sam LaPorta!
- Sep 17 Matt Lombardo (Bluesky) That was a stupid penalty by Christian Benford. It was the exact response of a drive and great play design to spring Sam LaPorta open by the Lions.
- Sep 17 Nathan Jahnke (Bluesky) Lions halftime TE snap count Sam LaPorta 32 Brock Wright 12 Tyler Conklin 2 Out of 33 plays+2
- Sep 17 Nathan Jahnke (Bluesky) Lions starting skill players HB Jahmyr Gibbs WR Amon-Ra St. Brown WR Jameson Williams WR Isaac TeSlaa TE Sam LaPorta
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2026 Fantasy Football TE Rankings - Week 2 Start, Sit Tight Ends
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- Sam LaPorta opens with five receptions
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Who Should I Start for Fantasy Football Week 1? Sam LaPorta, Kyle Pitts, Harold Fannin, Tyler Warren, Brenton Strange, Dalton Schultz, Chig Okonkwo, Greg Dulcich, Cade Otton
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- Sep 12 CBS Sports NFL Headlines Lions restructure two contracts: What salary cap flexibility means for Sam LaPorta, Brian Branch extensions
- Sep 12 RotoBaller NFL Who Should I Start for Fantasy Football Week 1? Sam LaPorta, Kyle Pitts, Harold Fannin, Tyler Warren, Brenton Strange, Dalton Schultz, Chig Okonkwo, Greg Dulcich, Cade Otton
- Fantasy Football 2026: Tight ends primed to exploit soft schedules
- 🏈 @fftylero.bsky.social is sticking with proven TE1 production with Sam LaPorta 🦁
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Week 1 in question for TE Sam LaPorta?
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- Aug 20 Kyle Odegard (X) Let’s be real: George Kittle has been a great player for a long time, but no GM is taking him over McBride or Bowers at this point · Quoting Kalshi Sports: PFF ranked the Top-10 TEs in the NFL: 1. George Kittle (SF) 2. Trey McBride (ARI) 3. Brock Bowers (LV) 4. Sam LaPorta (DET) 5. Colston Loveland (CHI) 6. Dalton Kincaid (BUF) 7. Tucker Kraft (GB) 8. Kyle Pitts (ATL) 9. Travis Kelce (KC) 10. Tyler Warren (IND) 42% chance on Kalshi that Kittle is ready for Week 1.
- Aug 20 Kyle Odegard (X) PFF ranked the Top-10 TEs in the NFL: 1. George Kittle (SF) 2. Trey McBride (ARI) 3. Brock Bowers (LV) 4. Sam LaPorta (DET) 5. Colston Loveland (CHI) 6. Dalton Kincaid (BUF) 7. Tucker Kraft (GB) 8. Kyle Pitts (ATL) 9. Travis Kelce (KC) 10. Tyler Warren (IND) 42% chance on Kalshi that Kittle is ready for Week 1.
- Aug 20 FFToday Week 1 in question for TE Sam LaPorta?