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A detail in Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff’s recently announced contract extension makes former Tennessee Vols quarterback Hendon Hooker’s situation in Detroit even more unfortunate than we realized.  Hooker, who is already 26, is now buried behind Goff on Detroit’s depth chart for the foreseeable future.  Goff’s new contract keeps him in Detroit through the

The NFL released its complete schedule for the 2024 season on Wednesday. While most games are compelling for varying reasons, here are the five most intriguing quarterback versus quarterback matchups of 2024. Week 1: Jared Goff vs. Matthew Stafford This QB duel already happened in the playoffs, and it was so good. Who doesn’t want

Ahead of the upcoming 2024 season, there is legitimate Super Bowl buzz in the Motor City, coming on the heels of last year’s mad dash to the NFC Championship Game — arguably the Lions arriving ahead of schedule, and thanks to the cor players Holmes and has added during the past three NFL Drafts. However,

Ok you mooniacs. Yeah, that’s what I’m going with. It’s time to get back to the moon stuff with the Detroit Lions. What a whirlwind that was last year. If you don’t remember what it was, it all stems from this tweet.  That took off like wildfire and then I suddenly became the moon man.

Neither Joe Burrow nor Dak Prescott  would Colin Cowherd choose above the Detriot Lions’ star quarterback, Jared Goff . As he became the second-highest-paid quarterback in the league, the sports analyst believes the QB would very well stand by the deserving $212 million.  There is no denying that Goff has proven himself an exceptional player

Despite multiple changes atop the Raiders front office, Dwayne Joseph stayed with the team in recent years. Brought in during Mike Mayock‘s GM tenure, Joseph lasted through Dave Ziegler‘s short run in charge. But the veteran exec is now moving on. In place as the Raiders director of pro personnel, Joseph will not make it

Former NFL DL Michael Brockers announced on Tuesday he’s officially calling it quits on his NFL career.  Brockers didn’t play last season, so he’s been unofficially retired for some time now. He had a workout with the Titans last June but didn’t sign a contract.  Now the veteran is officially putting the bow on a

We continue traversing down the NFL individual award futures markets, going next to Defensive Player of the Year. Three-time DPOY Aaron Donald has called it a career, opening the door wide open for a few other terrific options in this market. This award has been utterly dominated by edge rushers and defensive linemen over the

Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs flashed the explosiveness and elusiveness in the open field as a rookie that made it easy to see why general manager Brad Holmes chose him in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft. Gibbs capped his rookie campaign rushing for 945 yards and 10 touchdowns, averaging a whopping

Before it was learned on Monday that Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff was signing a massive contract extension, he reflected on all that occurred across his first three seasons with the organization.  “It’s been a lot of fun for me to be a part of these last three years of building this thing from the

This offseason, one of the biggest question marks in terms of extension has been on Jared Goff. But the Detroit Lions finally answered it when they signed their star quarterback in a lucrative four-year deal, making him the highest-paid quarterback in the history of the franchise history.  As per a source close to ESPN’s Adam

Hooker, a third round selection by the Lions in the 2023 NFL Draft, will be locked into a backup role in Detroit for the foreseeable future as a result of Goff’s extension.  And that’s a tough break for the former Vol.  Hooker is already 26 years old. When he hits free agency in 2027, he’ll

The big extension has finally happened for Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions. He signed four-year $212 million deal on Monday and now he’s locked in until 2028.  After the dust had settled, we sat back and thought about the last three years covering Goff and the question of when did you completely buy into

The days of the Detroit Lions being the NFL’s laughing stock may very well be over, as they just signed quarterback Jared Goff to a massive four-year, $212 million contract extension. Why is this significant? Well, it shows the Lions’ commitment to winning. Goff is the third key player Detroit has locked up with a

Somebody call Disney, because we have a story here that’s worth a movie. I’m talking about the Jared Goff story. You might thing that this is too small stakes for Disney, but I’ll point out to you that they made a movie about a special teams player that only played for the Eagles for a

The Detroit Lions and Jared Goff have agreed to a four-year, $212 million contract extension with $170 million guaranteed, ESPN and NFL Network reported Monday. Goff, 29, was entering the final year of a contract he signed with the Rams before the 2021 trade that sent Goff to Detroit and Matthew Stafford to Los Angeles.

The Detroit Lions have turned things around in recent seasons with Jared Goff as their starting quarterback. He has helped execute the plan of general manager Brad Holmes and head coach Dan Campbell, putting the franchise back on the map. Now, Jared Goff is being rewarded for his production. According to NFL insider Adam Schefter

If there’s one thing that we’ve been talking about all offseason with the Detroit Lions it’s that they need receiver help. It’s not just us at A to Z Detroit, ESPN analysts say the Lions biggest remaining need is receiver, the Athletic said their biggest concern with the Lions is the hole in the receiving

The Detroit Lions have signed another player from their group of players that participated in try outs and the Lions rookie mini-camp last weekend. Tight end Parker Hesse will be joining the the Lions per the team.  At first glance. you might think that the Lions might just be set at tight end. That might

The Detroit Lions‘ Jared Goff will be the next NFL quarterback to sign a new deal. That’s according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. The 2024 campaign is the final year of Goff’s current contract, which will pay a base salary of $22.3 million. He had his second consecutive outstanding season in 2023 with 4,575 yards, 30