In the new season of Netflix’s Quarterback, Goff opens up about the stunning moment he found out the Rams were shipping him to Detroit. And according to Goff, it was more than a surprise—it felt like a betrayal.
> “Three weeks after the season ended, I get a call from Sean [McVay]… and I really didn’t expect anything,” Goff says in the docuseries. “He tells me they’re trading me to Detroit, and I’m like, ‘Whoa, OK… what the hell? What’s happening?’”
Goff says he hadn’t received any warning, no conversation about being on the trading block, and no hint that the Rams were preparing to move on.
> “You feel like you’ve been betrayed, like you’re not wanted,” he said. “There wasn’t a conversation. Not even a ‘We’re thinking of going in a different direction.’ Just nothing.”
Worse yet, Goff says news of the trade hit Twitter almost immediately after the call, which made the whole experience feel even colder and more impersonal.
💬 McVay Regrets It—But Goff Still Remembers
Rams head coach Sean McVay has since admitted he could’ve handled the situation better. Over the years, he’s expressed regret about how quickly the deal went down and how little warning he gave Goff.
But from Goff’s side, the damage was done—and even with his success in Detroit, including breaking the Lions’ decades-long playoff drought in 2023 and defeating the Rams twice since the trade, the sting clearly remains.
The blockbuster trade that brought Matthew Stafford to L.A. may have helped the Rams win a Super Bowl, but it also left Goff with scars. He’s now thriving in Detroit, leading a team that’s widely seen as a legit Super Bowl contender heading into 2025—but he hasn’t forgotten how it all began.
Jared Goff Says Rams Trade Left Him Feeling “Betrayed” and Blindsided
