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Jared Goff Is 'Huge Fan' of Matthew Stafford

Jared Goff reflects on his former team being one game away from hoisting the Lombardi Trophy.

John Maakaron

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The current perspective of Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff must be quite unique. 

Last season, he was part of a National Football League team that had significant aspirations. 

Fast forward 365 days later, and the 27-year-old is reflecting on what it is like to play in Detroit with a reporter who also spent a portion of his weekend bashing local Detroit bloggers. 

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Goff had an opportunity to speak with Michael Silver of Bally Sports, and reflected on what it has been like to observe the Rams' success all throughout the 2021 season. 

For Goff, despite the natural feelings of jealousy that the Los Angeles Rams are one game away from winning the Super Bowl, he still is a fan of quarterback Matthew Stafford. 

“Yeah, I’ve always been a huge fan of Matthew’s, as a player and as a person,” Goff said. “I know that what he went through the first part of his career was tough, and seeing him battle through that and get his opportunity now, it’s amazing. You root for people like that. It’s impossible not to. And, it’s impossible not to root for good things to happen to good people.”

Detroit's current signal-caller is also happy for his old teammates, but yearns to return to playing in significant and meaningful football games. 

The Lions are currently in the early stages of a multi-year rebuild. 

With the organization's current track record, there is no guarantee things will turn around. 

“Most of all, I’m happy for those guys, because I know how hard they’ve worked and they deserve it,” Goff explained. “Of course, as a human, you feel like you can be missing out at times. But, I think about, if I was in that situation, how would they feel about me? They’d be equally as thrilled for me.

“It’s something that you wish you could be a part of in your own right with the Lions, but we’re not right now -- and watching them do it is just another part of the journey.”

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JOHN MAAKARON

John Maakaron has covered Detroit Sports since 2013. Brings a vast array of experience covering the Detroit Tigers, Detroit Lions, Michigan Wolverines, Michigan State Spartans, Detroit Mercy Titans, and Oakland University Golden Grizzlies. John brings a wealth of sports broadcast experience. In 2013, John had the vision to establish the Detroit Sports Podcast Network. Has recorded over 3000 podcasts analyzing Detroit Sports. In 2019, Sports Illustrated Media Group, a historical sports media outlet, partnered with Detroit Sports Podcast to provide daily Lions content for their growing and expanding digital media outlet. Our Lions content can also be read in the newspaper at The Oakland  Passionate about Detroit Sports and it is reflected in his coverage of the local teams!

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