ALLEN PARK, MI - FEBRUARY 07: General Manager Bob Quinn of the Detroit Lions speaks at a press conference after introducing Matt Patricia as the Lions new head coach at the Detroit Lions Practice Facility on February 7, 2018 in Allen Park, Michigan.

Lions GM wants to trade down from No. 8 pick

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Detroit Lions general manager Bob Quinn has made it known that the No. 8 pick in this year's draft is available through trade.

"I always like draft picks, so if we can move back a couple spots and pick up another pick, I think the depth of this draft from the late first to the third, there's a lot of really good players in there," Quinn said on the "Rapsheet and Friends" podcast, according to NFL.com's Herbie Teope.

"If I could move back a few spots, add a great player and a pick, that'd be something that would be great. People out there listening, I'm open for business."

Names currently linked to the Lions at No. 8 include defensive linemen Montez Sweat, Rashan Gary, Brian Burns, and Ed Oliver, as well as cornerback Greedy Williams.

The scuffling club has a number of needs to fill, however, and may be better served to collect a larger haul rather than take the best player available.

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