Jared Goff Opens up About being Traded

Former Los Angeles Rams QB Jared Goff is coming to terms with the fact he apparently wasn’t wanted in Los Angeles. He’s not quite sure when he became trade bait, but he’s now at peace with the Rams decision to trade him to Detroit. He doesn’t want to be anywhere where he’s not wanted, so the feeling’s mutual according to him.

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Via Los Angeles Times:

“As the quarterback, as the guy that’s at arguably the most important position on the field, if you’re in a place that you’re not wanted and they want to move on from you, the feeling’s mutual,” Goff told the Los Angeles Times. “You don’t want to be in the wrong place. It became increasingly clear that was the case.”

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Exclusive: Jared Goff unsure why he became wrong for Rams, but 'the feeling’s mutual'

Former Rams quarterback Jared Goff talked to The Times' @LATimesfarmer about the feelings surrounding his exit from L.A. and his new Detroit Lions team.https://t.co/hN7QhAGDgG pic.twitter.com/k0v6y9HbEk

— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) February 3, 2021

“That’s the tough part right now is trying to figure that out, when did that happen?” Goff said. “Those are all conversations that I may or may not have, and try to figure it out. That’s the conversation to have.”

“You start to feel, I don’t want to say ‘relief’ is the word, but you start to feel happy, grateful, ready for a new opportunity,” Goff said. “That’s the biggest feeling that I was overcome with that night, and even in the days following.”

After playing five seasons in L.A., Goff said he would not let a disappointing ending tarnish his lasting memories.

“Obviously, the ending wasn’t favorable and wasn’t fun,” Goff said. “But them drafting me No. 1 overall and bringing me to a city that hasn’t had a football team in a long time, being a part of that rebuild after 2016, being able to help bring L.A. football back to prominence, all that stuff I take extreme pride in. It’s something that I’ll always remember.”

Goff will get a chance to prove everyone wrong. Playing with a chip on your shoulder can be a very good thing.

Lions fans need to be optimistic about Goff under center.

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