The Facts: Washington and Kirk Cousins have a month to work out a new deal before the franchise tag-signing deadline, and the Raiders and Derek Carr are closing in on their own long-term extension, Stafford insisted Wednesday that he won't concern himself with the contracts of his peers. "I'm not too worried about what those guys do," Stafford said. "I'm just worried about trying to get better out here. That's pretty much all I can say. This time of year to me is football time. I'm out here playing football, trying to get better to help this team win."

Diehards Line: Cousins, Carr and Stafford are all in line to land contracts that surpass the five-year, $123-million extension Andrew Luck signed last year and make them the highest-paid player in the NFL. Stafford, 29, said Wednesday he has "no timetable" for a new deal, though history shows it would behoove him to wait until at least Carr's deal is done before agreeing to a contract. Stafford is coming off arguably the best season of his career, one in which he threw for 4,327 yards, completed better than 65% of his passes and led the Lions to their third playoff appearance in six years. He said several times Wednesday that he's trying to be more aggressive on offense, and HC Jim Caldwell said Stafford still is "constantly finding ways to get better" as he enters his ninth NFL season. That would help and there's plenty to work on. The Lions ranked in the bottom half of the NFL in total offense, scoring offense and red-zone touchdown percentage last year, but were one of the best teams in the league late in games with a record eight fourth-quarter come-from-behind victories.