Earlier this offseason, the Detroit Lions gave a contract extension that will keep Jared Goff in Detroit as the team’s future quarterback for the foreseeable future. And it sounds like the team has a lot of faith in him by making that decision.
During a press conference this week, Lions general manager Brad Holmes opened up about the decision to give Jared Goff such a big contract as he made it clear that he believes Goff earned it.
“He’s the right guy. He’s the leader for us,” Holmes said. “He didn’t need a contract to go out there and do what he does on the field, he truly earned that. I have not seen a change in him. If anything, it’s been better just because it’s another year of the continuity that — I give Dan [Campbell] a lot of credit in terms of the continuity that he’s had with the coaching staff. That’s obviously helped, and we have a lot of familiar faces along with that too. I see it being even better.
“It’s been amazing to see his growth as a player ever since our days back with the Rams with him. But yeah, I’m not going to say that he needed the contract to elevate him, he was already elevating, playing at a high level, but I do think it’s going to be better for all the other things I named.”
The Lions acquired Goff in 2021 in a trade that also sent former quarterback Matthew Stafford to the Los Angeles Rams. At the time, many saw Goff as simply a bridge quarterback until the team found its quarterback of the future. But as it turns out, Goff is the quarterback of the future.
