Jared Goff updates where he stands with the Lions on a contract extension
Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff is due for a monster contract extension, and the fact that it hasn’t gotten done yet is of no concern to him.
Speaking to reporters on Tuesday during offseason workouts, Goff gave an update on where exactly things are in his negotiations with general manager Brad Holmes.
“You never want to like say something [about wanting to hurry up and sign],” Goff said. “There's discussions and Brad has said what he's said to [the media] and I'll say the same thing — there's been discussions. Yeah, my agent's on top of it, he's doing a good job and I trust those guys.”
It’s clear Goff wants the deal to get done, as do the Lions. Head coach Dan Campbell said early in the offseason that locking Goff and star receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown up to long-term extensions was a top priority.
“Yeah, you hope [a deal gets done soon],” Goff added. “But I’m not in control of that. … I love it here and would love to be here for a long time.”
The 29-year-old QB is in the final season of his four-year, $134 million deal with a $32.3M cap hit in 2024, which is relatively cheap considering many of the top passers around the league are making upward of $50M per year.
Per ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, Goff's next contract should land somewhere in the $45M-$50M per year range, which would make him one of the seven highest-paid QBs in the league.
Goff has resurrected his career in Detroit under offensive coordinator Ben Johnson. In three seasons working with Johnson (two as OC and one as passing game coordinator), Goff has completed 66.5 percent of his passes for 12,258 yards, 78 touchdowns and 27 interceptions with a passer rating of 96.2.
He has the fourth-most passing yards and seventh-most touchdown passes since landing in Detroit.
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