Matthew Stafford is now the quarterback of the Los Angeles Rams. ESPN reports the Detroit Lions agreed to send Stafford to L.A. for quarterback Jared Goff and multiple draft picks.
Coming to The Motor City alongside Stafford is a third-round pick in 2021, a first-round pick in 2022, and a first-round pick in 2023. The deal will become official on March 17.
Goff to Detroit once again pairs him with the Lions’ general manager Brad Holmes who was the director of college scouting in Los Angeles last season. He helped the Rams trade up in the 2016 NFL draft to hire Goff. During his tenure in L.A. Goff achieved a 42-27 record and a Super Bowl appearance, landing a four-year $134 million deal.
?January 30th, 2018: Chiefs trade Alex Smith to Washington. ?January 30th, 2021: Lions trade QB Matthew Stafford to Rams for QB Jared Goff, a third-round pick in 2021, and first-round picks in 2022 and 2023. Something about pre-Super Bowl QB blockbusters…
Rams scheduled to host the Lions next season, with LA QB Matthew Stafford squaring off vs Detroit QB Jared Goff. https://t.co/qYV8646CWV
Detroit is dealing QB Matthew Stafford to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for two future first-round picks, a third-round pick and QB Jared Goff, per sources. Two former No. 1 overall picks trading places in the first blockbuster NFL trade of 2021.
