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Matt Patricia explains how Detroit Lions make deals at NFL trade deadline

The NFL’s trade deadline is less than two weeks away and it’s hard to say whether the Detroit Lions will be buyers or sellers.They are 2-3, but have won two of their past three games and could easily be 3-2 if rookie running back D’Andre Swift had held on to Matthew Stafford’s perfect pass in the final seconds of the season-opening loss to the Chicago Bears.The Lions have two games before the Nov. 3 deadline, and the results of those games might go a long way in determining whether the Lions would rather acquire talent or draft picks.Lions coach Matt Patricia on Wednesday offered a limited exp…