ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Fresh off officially signing his new four-year, $212 million contract extension Thursday morning, Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff spent a couple of minutes thanking those close to him.
Goff’s fiancée, Christen Harper, joined him at the Lions’ practice facility as he spoke to media members about the new deal and noted “security” and his no-trade clause as the biggest things he was considering during the process.
The deal negotiated by Goff’s agent, Ryan Tollner of Excel Sports Management, also includes a $73 million signing bonus — the largest in NFL history.
However, being signed through 2028, when Goff will turn 34, was just as intriguing.
“It was mostly security. You can go back and forth on the numbers and whatnot, and that wasn’t really the thing that was ever something I was extremely concerned with,” Goff said. “It was the security and the no-trade clause and all of that stuff, knowing that all that was in there and feeling secure in knowing that I can finally put that behind me and be excited about what’s to come.”
Goff, 29, led the Lions last season to an appearance in the NFC Championship Game for the first time since 1991. He has passed for 12,258 yards and 78 touchdowns with just 27 interceptions during his three years with Detroit, where he has revived his career since being acquired in a trade with the Los Angeles Rams for Matthew Stafford in 2021.
Over the past two seasons, the 2016 No. 1 pick also ranks top four in the NFL in several categories, including passing yards with 9,013 (second); passing TDs with 59 (tied for third); touchdown-to-interception ratio (3.1), which ranks second; and first-down rate (38%), which ranks fourth.
“It’s a good chapter closing of the last three years if you want to say,” Goff said. “Now, I’m more driven and more fired up than ever to go even harder and put the pedal to the medal even more to bring a Super Bowl to the city, and that’s what’s most important.”
