Jared Goff, the quarterback for the Detroit Lions, stated he was surprised and perplexed when he was transferred from the Los Angeles Rams to Detroit in 2021. However, those feelings altered.
In the videocast/podcast “Wilbo Trading Cards,” which was recorded in his Los Angeles home, he stated that the trade was “the greatest thing that ever happened to me for my career and my development as a human.”
Goff, 29, stated that when he arrived here, the Lions had stripped everything down to the ground floor, and he was there to begin the rebuild.
“The first year was really hard, really really hard…but the the last two years we’ve had some pretty good success and being able to see it kind of grow into what we’re at now where we’re coming into a season…with pretty high expectations and standards for ourselves, with the aspirations of winning a Super Bowl and, you know being so close last year, that’s so exciting and so worth all the all the heartache.” (Watch the complete interview below.)
He says it’s been a lot of pleasure giving local sports fans “something to like really be proud of in the last couple of years.”
He claims he has matured as a leader in Detroit.
“I have learned a lot from Dan (Campbell). I think his leadership style is unique, but just seeing him do it on a daily basis and seeing how men react to it has been a lot of fun.”
He also claims that the Detroit media is sometimes excessively critical, citing an incident in which Detroit News columnist Bob Wojnowski inquired about all of the great players on the San Francisco team prior to the playoff game. Goff responded that Detroit had many outstanding players as well.
“I have this like, I probably need to ditch it pretty quickly here since I’m hopefully going to be in Detroit for a long time, but I have this issue with our local media where they almost seem to love negativity at times. And while it may be what attracts clicks and sales, it is no longer what people need to live in. Like, “Hey, guys, we have a good team.” We had success. We may be pleased and celebrate without having to write about how we are always the underdog. No, teams will be aiming at us now. We won the division, and all that. I’m probably overthinking everything in my thoughts just because I have a chip on my shoulder and am a competitor.”
“In that moment I was just giving that guy a hard time, I actually like him.”
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