Skip to main content
Lions-bound Goff: Excited to be with team who want and appreciate me
Written by Sports Desk. Posted in NFL. | 31 January 2021 | 1066 Views
Tags: American Football, Detroit Lions, Jared Goff, Los Angeles Rams, Matthew Stafford, Nfl

Jared Goff is relishing the opportunity to move to a team that "wants me and appreciates me" after the Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Rams reportedly agreed a blockbuster trade.

Goff is Detroit-bound after the Lions agreed to send quarterback Matthew Stafford to the Rams for the former and multiple NFL picks.

Reports claim the Rams will trade QB Goff, two first-round picks and a third-round selection to the Lions in exchange for Stafford.

Goff called the Rams home for five seasons and was also a number one draft pick – selected in 2016.

The two-time Pro Bowler helped the Rams reach Super Bowl LIII, which they lost to Tom Brady and the New England Patriots.

"I'm just excited to be somewhere that I know wants me and appreciates me," the 26-year-old Goff told NFL.com.

"I'm moving forward and couldn't be more excited to build a winner there. I'm excited about Dan [Campbell] and the whole staff."

Goff completed 370 of 552 passes for 3,952 yards, 20 touchdowns and 13 interceptions during the 2020 regular season as the Rams reached the playoffs before losing to the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Divisional Round.

The Lions have not advanced to the postseason since their Wild Card loss to the Seattle Seahawks in 2016.