It is crazy that in one week's time we lost our starting quarterback for the year and traded away one of our star receivers, but I would not say I'm surprised by either move.

I understand the need to build for the future and find answers for the current predicament we find ourselves in.

The first topic that unfolded on Monday had a direct effect on me in many ways. There were ramblings of Jon going on IR (injured reserve) at the end of last week, but I thought it was just hearsay, and he would be alright in a week or two. The past season and a half I have been around Kit I have not seen a more tough individual endure so many hits and continually get up to keep fighting. He is by far the toughest football player I have been around and I have seen many tough guys in my 15 years of playing football.

I sent Jon a text to thank him for everything he had done for me, which was a lot, but did not want to overstep my boundary. I know he is upset with the situation, so I have tried to respect his privacy. He was a great leader who taught me many things over the past two seasons and has assisted me greatly in my development on and off the field. I do not know what he has in store for the future, but whatever he does I know he will be successful.

As far as the events that went down on Tuesday, I think that was a direct sign that the Lions know Calvin is their franchise receiver and they are looking to build at other positions. We are fortunate to be so deep at receiver, so losing Roy hurts but it is not devastating as Mike Furrey and Shaun McDonald are great talents.

Plain and simple, Roy did not want to be here any longer and was going to demand an insane amount of money if there was a chance of him staying.

I think that trade worked out great for everyone involved. We ended up picking up essentially a first- and third-round pick, Roy got to go back to Texas, and the Cowboys got a great talent at wide receiver.

Drew Stanton is a quarterback with the Detroit Lions. His blog runs regularly for playerpress.com at www.drewstanton.com.