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    How Detroit Lions QB Jared Goff’s Contract Extension Makes NFL History

    Matt LombardoBy No Comments2 Mins Read
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    Jared Goff, #16 of the Detroit Lions, drops back to pass against the San Francisco 49ers during the first half of the NFC Championship football game at Levi's Stadium on January 28, 2024, in Santa Clara, California. Credit: Cooper Neill/Getty Images

    The Detroit Lions are all in on Jared Goff.

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    Lions quarterback Jared Goff runs out of the tunnel during warmups before the NFC championship game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024.

    After Goff led the Lions to the NFC Championship Game, and the doorstep of the Super Bowl, the Lions signed the veteran quarterback to a long-term extension worth $53 million annually worth $212 million, making him the eighth-highest-paid quarterback in the league.

    But, Goff’s deal also includes a record-breaking $73 million signing bonus, surpassing the contract Lamar Jackson put pen to paper on last spring.

    Goff’s contract could have a trickle-down impact on and become the framework of a potential eventual long-term contract extension for Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys.

    But, in the meantime, the Lions are banking on their major investment in Goff paying major dividends in coming years, with one of the league’s most exciting and talented young rosters in place around him.

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    Detroit Lions wide receiver Josh Reynolds (8) celebrates with teammates Jameson Williams (9) and Jared Goff (16) after scoring a touchdown against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the first half of an NFL football NFC divisional playoff game, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024, in Detroit. Credit: AP Photo/Jose Juarez

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    Matt Lombardo is a seasoned NFL reporter, with over 12 years of experience covering the league. In addition to his work at Gridiron Heroics, Lombardo covers the NFL for Heavy.com, is an on air sports contributor for FOX29 Philadelphia, and writes an NFL Substack "Between The Hashmarks." Lombardo is the former Senior NFL Insider of FanBuzz, and prior to taking that role was a national NFL reporter at FanSided where he hosted a weekly podcast "The Matt Lombardo Show." A former beat reporter for NJ Advance Media (Parent company of NJ.com and the Newark Star Ledger), Lombardo covered the Philadelphia Eagles from 2011 through the 2017 season before moving to cover the New York Giants for the Star Ledger for two seasons from 2018 through 2020. During his career to date, Lombardo has covered five Super Bowls, four NFL Drafts, multiple NFL Combines, and has had his work frequently featured in publications such as Pro Football Talk, CBS Sports, and more. In addition to his journalism work, Lombardo is a strong on air presence and is a former sports talk radio host on 97.5 FM The Fanatic, Philadelphia's first FM Sports Station and the radio home of the Philadelphia 76ers and Philadelphia Flyers.

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