Posted: October 28, 2008
Sporting News staff reports
Free agent quarterback Daunte Culpepper visited the Detroit Lions today, after reportedly canceling a trip to Kansas City because he was in negotiations with a team he called a better fit, the Detroit Free Press reports.
Lions spokesman Bill Keenist confirmed Culpepper was in town Tuesday, a day that Detroit often evaluates free agents because it's the players' day off.
Sean Jensen of the St. Paul Pioneer Press writes he's "hearing that a deal is done."
But, Tom Kowalski of MLive.com reports Culpepper left the Lions practice facility without signing a contract.
Culpepper currently handles all of his negotiations because he does not have an agent.
The Lions are rather young at quarterback: Dan Orlovsky, a fifth-round pick in 2005, just had his first three NFL starts and Drew Stanton, a second-round pick last year, just started getting the first regular-season practice reps of his pro career.