Jared Goff has happily turned the Detroit Lions into a Super Bowl contender. All following the blockbuster Jan. 2021 trade . Yet that Goff/Matthew Stafford swap still lingers over him to this day.
Goff himself has shared a blunt reaction to the past deal that shook up the league. Admitting he felt "betrayed" by the Los Angeles Rams and head coach Sean McVay.
The Lions' star quarterback reflected back on that move during his appearance on the new season of "Quarterback" on Netflix, which is now streaming. Goff didn't mince words about being caught off guard by the phone call from McVay.
"Three weeks after the last game of the season, get a call from Sean and really did not expect anything," he explains. "He lets me know they're trading me to Detroit and I'm like, 'Whoa, OK, all right. What the hell? What's happening?'"
Goff later learned that the news of the trade flooded Twitter. He includes he felt the betrayal from the Rams.
"You feel like you've been betrayed, or like, you're not wanted. And I think for me, ultimately, it was the fact that there was not a conversation had and there wasn't like a, 'Hey, we're thinking of moving on'-type of thing. There was nothing," Goff admits. "You wish that it wasn't such a blindside and you wish that there was some sort of maturity, I guess, to have that conversation and to be able to let me know what’s going on and how things went down and why this is happening.”
McVay, meanwhile, has admitted over the years that he regretted how he handled the trade. Particularly moving as quick as he did without being upfront with Goff.
Meanwhile, Goff has gotten the better end of the Rams-Lions series by guiding two victories over L.A. -- including ending Detroit's playoff victory drought during the 2023 season.
Reviewing Jared Goff's Appearance in 'Quarterback'
The Detroit Lions were once again in the national spotlight with the release of a new Netflix docuseries.
On Tuesday, the second season of Netflix's 'Quarterback' hit the streaming service featuring Lions quarterback Jared Goff, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow and Kirk Cousins of the Atlanta Falcons.
It was the second time Cousins has been featured on the show, with Goff and Burrow both making their debut appearances. The Lions' organization was showcased for the second year in a row, as Amon-Ra St. Brown was featured in 'Receiver' last year.
Over the course of the seven-episode series, which was released in full Tuesday, fans are treated to a behind-the-scenes look at the lives of three quarterbacks chasing a championship over the course of the 2024 season.
Goff's presence allows fans to get a detailed sense of his efforts toward what was a historic Lions season, as the team finished 15-2 and won the NFC North for a second-straight year. He had the best season he's had in a Lions' uniform and was an MVP finalist.
This writer watched the entire series and provided a review on the latest episode. He believes that Goff's story was sometimes took a back seat to Cousins and Burrow at times, and ultimately gave the show a 'B' rating.
"I just feel like for an encapsulating, year-long look at a quarterback — it's similar to 'Receiver'. I thought the 'Receiver' one and the first 'Quarterback' one were a little bit better," this writer said. "I probably had too high of expectations, I thought he'd come off as a superstar. I think he's gonna come off as a classy, well-respected pro that is somebody capable of leading an NFL team. Somebody you'd like to have. But I walk away thinking, 'Is this the guy that can lead the Detroit Lions to a Super Bowl?'"
Among the moments profiled in the series are the origins of trick plays, the trade that brought Goff to Detroit, the late-game fourth-down conversion against Green Bay and the loss to Washington that ended their season.
In the latest 'Lone Wolves' episode, the hosts also discuss Jahmyr Gibbs' being rated as the third-best running back in the NFL, the All-21st Century Team offense, teams Dan Campbell has had success and struggled against and much more.
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