Jared Goff, Lions Have Had 'Dialogue' About Contract Extension, GM Brad Holmes Says

Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes indicated Tuesday that some contract extension talks have been had with quarterback Jared Goff.

During an appearance on 97.1 The Ticket (h/t Pride of Detroit's Jeremy Reisman), Holmes said: "We've had internal dialogue there, and we've had dialogue with his agent. And we're in a good place right now."

Goff, who is entering his third season in Detroit, is currently signed through 2024 and is set to make a base salary just shy of $21 million in 2023.

After a somewhat ordinary season in 2021 that saw him go just 3-10-1 as a starter, Goff enjoyed arguably the second-best season of his career in 2022, behind only the 2018 campaign in which he led the Los Angeles Rams to a Super Bowl appearance.

Last season, the 28-year-old veteran completed 65.1 percent of his passes for 4,438 yards, 29 touchdowns and seven interceptions. The passing touchdown total was the second-highest of Goff's NFL career, and the passing yardage total was his third-highest mark.

Also, Goff went 9-8 as a starter, leading Detroit to its first winning season since 2017. Although the Lions finished one win short of the playoffs, they upset the NFC North rival Green Bay Packers in the final game of the regular season to deny them a playoff spot.

For his efforts, Goff was named a Pro Bowler for the third time in his career and the first time since 2018.

Goff was the No. 1 overall pick by the Rams in the 2016 NFL draft, and while he went 42-27 as a starter in L.A. and took the Rams to a Super Bowl, the franchise cut bait prior to the 2021 season by dealing Goff to Detroit as part of the trade for quarterback Matthew Stafford.

The move paid immediate dividends for the Rams, as they won the Super Bowl in 2021, but Stafford missed much of last season because of injury, whereas Goff thrived in Detroit.

Detroit is a trendy pick to reach the playoffs and perhaps even win the NFC North in 2023 thanks to some major offseason additions, including two first-round draft picks in running back Jahmyr Gibbs and linebacker Jack Campbell.

The Lions clearly intend to pound the rock with Gibbs and David Montgomery in the backfield, but Goff's play will be a major factor in whether they reach the postseason.

If Goff has another strong statistical campaign and brings Detroit to the playoffs, the price of a contract extension would likely go up significantly, which may explain why the Lions are negotiating right now.

The team did select Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker in the third round of the 2023 draft, but given that he is coming off a torn ACL, the starting quarterback job clearly belongs to Goff for the foreseeable future.