Stafford to Rams

[CJD]

LAR basically had to pay Detroit to take Goff and his awful contract. Think of it as a more extreme version of when the Browns took Brock Osweiller and a 2nd round pick in exchange for a 4th round pick basically making Brock worth negative value.. I think Goff was negative value in this trade and probably cost that second first round pick for Detroit to take on. His contract is just that bad.

The good news is the Lions have the cap space to absorb it and are getting a decent to good QB out of it anyway, on top of 3 premium picks (although a first round pick in 2022 and 2023 is far enough away that this trade doesn't really immediately lend itself to helping the rebuild they're currently in).

I would have honestly taken a trade that was just a 1st and 3rd in this draft or something like that, especially if it was being offered by a team in the top 15. But you can't really argue with 2 firsts for a guy who wanted out anyway.