Los Angeles, CA – Former Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff has set the NFL world ablaze with an explosive interview that many fans are calling one of the most revealing tell-alls in recent football history. Speaking for the first time in years with raw emotion, Goff did not hold back about the blockbuster trade that sent him to the Detroit Lions back in 2021, a move he now says felt like “a knife in the back.”
In an exclusive sit-down with a major sports network, Goff detailed the emotional rollercoaster he experienced when he learned he had been traded. “I gave everything I had to that organization,” Goff said. “I brought them to a Super Bowl. I played hurt. I took every snap with pride. And then suddenly, I wasn’t part of their vision anymore. They didn’t even tell me to my face. I found out through my agent.”
Goff, who spent five seasons with the Rams after being drafted No. 1 overall in 2016, recalled how he had just signed a massive contract extension with the team only a year before the trade. “They told me I was the guy. Sean McVay told me he trusted me. And then, just like that, it was over. I didn’t get a call from the front office. I didn’t get a thank you. Nothing. Just a flight to Detroit.”
Although Goff has since found redemption in Detroit, leading the Lions to back-to-back playoff appearances and a new contract extension, the pain of how things ended in LA clearly still lingers. “It’s not about bitterness,” he insisted. “It’s about the way it was done. I just think there’s a right way to treat people, especially when they’ve given their all to an organization.”
What’s perhaps most stunning is Goff’s claim that he was being actively kept in the dark while the Rams were negotiating the trade for Matthew Stafford. “I wasn’t even part of the conversation. It was already a done deal by the time I found out. That hurt. Not the trade—trades happen. But the silence. That’s what stung the most.”
NFL insiders have speculated for years about tensions between McVay and Goff, but this is the first time Goff has pulled back the curtain. And while he’s moved on, he’s made it clear he’ll never forget how it ended. “They stabbed me in the back,” he said. “I’ll never sugarcoat that.”
With both quarterbacks now thriving—Goff in Detroit and Stafford with a Super Bowl ring in LA—the trade may have paid off in the short term. But with Goff now speaking out, the long-term effects on the Rams’ reputation may just be beginning to surface