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Lions 'Leaning' Towards Starting Jared Goff against Bears

Jared Goff has made steady improvements the past two days leading into the Lions' Thanksgiving Day matchup against the Chicago Bears.

John Maakaron

Quarterback Jared Goff is trending in a positive direction to start for the Detroit Lions against the Chicago Bears. 

On Monday, Campbell explained how the Lions will approach the decision to determine if Goff can return to action this week. 

Against the Steelers, Goff suffered a strained oblique, and he missed last week's game against the Cleveland Browns. 

"He threw this morning. I wanted to see him throw, so he threw this morning early. He went out there, and looked pretty good," Campbell said. 

Campbell added, "For those three days just to see where he’s at. We’ve kind of tested it, him on the move right, left, in the pocket, throwing the deep ball, things of that nature. He looked good enough to get him some reps today, but there again, we’re prepared. Tim Boyle will be ready to go if needed.”

When asked by a reporter on Tuesday for a percentage chance Goff plays, Campbell delivered a funny estimation when he said, "I think it’s about 60% chance that it’s a 50-50 call."

Notes

  • Campbell still believes the Lions and the city of Detroit deserve to have the game on Thanksgiving be televised nationally, despite calls from the national media to take it away.
  • Over the weekend, a CBS Sports report surfaced that there was potentially a strained relationship between Goff and Anthony Lynn. Campbell addressed a question regarding the report, and questioned where the "source" actually came from. He did not believe it was actually from a team source. 
  • Campbell will still call offensive plays on Thursday against the Bears.

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John Maakaron
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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