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Two previous general choices # 1 are shifting.
In the first highly successful deal of 2021, Matthew Stafford and Jared Goff are switching teams. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that Detroit is dealing Stafford for the Rams in exchange for two future choices in the first round, one choice in the third round and Goff.
Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports it is a choice of the third round in 2021, a choice of the first round in 2022 and a choice of the first round in 2023.
The exchange will not become official until the beginning of the league year on March 17.
Trade news comes just hours after Dan Campbell said trade talks were “hot and heavy”, with all signs pointing to a deal being concluded before the Super Bowl.
The Lions and Stafford mutually agreed to negotiate with the quarterback, and it didn’t take long after the end of the season to do so. Stafford, who will be 33 next month, was the No. 1 overall choice in 2009. He has passed 45,109 yards and 282 touchdowns and is 74-90-1 in his 12-year career.
The Rams refused to give Goff a vote of confidence after losing to the Packers in the playoffs. It was obvious that the Rams no longer wanted to be committed to Goff’s contract, which carries more than $ 43 million in fully guaranteed payments in 2021 and 2022.
Goff, 26, was No. 1 overall choice in 2016. He passed 18,171 yards and 107 touchdowns, has a 42-27 record in the regular season and started a Super Bowl.