The new contract is “not up to me” this season

NFL quarterback salaries have skyrocketed since Jared Goff signed his last contract more than four years ago, and after leading the Detroit Lions to the NFC Championship game this month, Goff appears to be in line for a big payday this offseason.

Asked at Monday's locker room cleanup how important it was to get a market-level deal this offseason, Goff said he would leave all contract talks to his agent.

“How important is that? I don't know. It's just the way the league is going,” he said. “If it happens, it happens, and if it doesn't happen, it doesn't happen. But I think I loved every second of my time here and I will love more. Again, I'll repeat what I just said, I love.” “(Coach) Dan Campbell, I love the coaches, I love the players here and my teammates. Yes, it would be great, but it's not up to me.”

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Goff finished second in the NFL in passing yards this season and played three postseason games without a turnover to lead the Lions to their first-ever Super Bowl.

Including base salary and roster bonus, Goff is set to make $27.3 million next season in the final year of the contract he signed with the Los Angeles Rams in 2019.

Patrick Mahomes, Joe Burrow, Justin Herbert, Lamar Jackson, and Jalen Hurts have all signed contract extensions in the past 12 months that average more than $50 million per season, and Goff is expected to be somewhere in that range when the Lions go Toward the reward. With him on a new deal later this year.

Goff, whose latest extension came after leading the Rams to the Super Bowl, said this year will be one of his most enjoyable seasons ever.

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He led the Lions to a franchise-record 14 wins (including the regular season and playoffs) and flourished as a fan favorite who sang “Jar-ed Goff, Jar-ed Goff” chants at each of the Lions' home playoff games. games.

“Seeing the reaction of the fans, not just for me but for the whole team, was very special and something I will never forget,” Gauff said. “Obviously the season didn't end as we had hoped, and last night was disappointing, but yes, in particular, those two home games in the qualifiers were as special and a lively environment as you can imagine. Hazard.”

Goff said it is imperative that the Lions return in 2024 ready to build on this year's playoff run, which ended with a 34-31 loss to the San Francisco 49ers in the conference title game on Sunday.

In 2019, the Rams missed the playoffs in Goff's first year of his new deal, and he was traded to the Lions after the 2020 season along with three draft picks for Matthew Stafford.

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“As far as my future is concerned, it's out of my hands,” Gauff said. “I love this place and we'll see what happens over time here. But yeah, I love this place and I love Dan, I love all the coaches, I love all my teammates. It's kind of out of my hands in some ways. It's up to my rep and of course the people on the floor upper.”

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