The Detroit Lions are reportedly trading Matthew Stafford to the Los Angeles Rams for Jared Goff and multiple picks.
Stafford, 32, spent 12 seasons with the Lions after being selected with the top pick in the 2009 NFL Draft.
But the quarterback will join the Rams, according to NFL Network and ESPN.
The reports said the Rams will send QB Goff, two first-round picks and a third-rounder to the Lions in exchange for Stafford.
Stafford started all 16 games for the Lions this season, completing 339 of 528 passes for 4,084 yards, 26 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.
Detroit were 5-11, missing the playoffs for the ninth time in 12 seasons since Stafford's arrival.
The Lions are without a playoff victory since the 1991 season, having lost in the Wild Card Round in the 2011, 2014 and 2016 campaigns.
Goff, 26, was with the Rams for five seasons and was also a number one draft pick – selected in 2016.
He helped the Rams reach Super Bowl LIII, which they lost to Tom Brady and the New England Patriots.
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.
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