The Los Angeles Rams made a massive investment in Jared Goff when they traded up to the No. 1 pick of the 2016 NFL draft to select him.
The Philadelphia Eagles also traded up to select Carson Wentz at No. 2 that same year. Both quarterbacks have already rewarded their respective teams with multiple playoff runs.
Even though Wentz has never actually been healthy enough to start a playoff game, the Eagles recently handed him a four-year contract extension worth up to $120 million. With the Dallas Cowboys also holding extension talks with Dak Prescott, speculation has turned to if the Rams will reward Goff in a similar fashion after two massively successful seasons under head coach Sean McVay.
A contract extension for Goff seems more a matter of if not when as both McVay and Rams chief operating officer Kevin Demoff have praised their quarterback recently and spoke openly about keeping him in Los Angeles for a long time.
Goff, for his part, does not seem to concerned about extension talks and is instead focusing on maintaining his performance on the field, per TheRams.com:
“Yeah, you definitely think about it,” Goff said Tuesday. “But at the same time, I know none of that is even possible without playing well on the field, and being available on the field. So just continue to do what I’ve been doing in the last few years, and be myself, and let it take care of itself.”
Numerous NFL players and agents are known for setting strict deadlines for getting extensions done with teams, often using training camp or the start of the season as benchmarks. Aaron Donald’s holdout until Week 2 of 2017 — before his extension was eventually finalized before the 2018 season — is one of the more notable recent examples.
However, Goff does not sound like someone who will impose a similar deadline this coming season:
“Whatever’s right, whatever’s right,” Goff said when asked if he had an ideal timeline. “Again, it’s not for me to worry about. It’s for the team and my agent to work on. And, like I said, keep doing what I’ve done on the field and that will take care of itself.”
Goff had a horrid rookie season under then-head coach Jeff Fisher, causing many to label him as a massive draft bust.
However, Goff turned his career around under McVay’s innovative style of offense. Over his past two seasons, he is 24-7 with a 63.6 completion percentage, 8.2 yards per pass attempt, 273 yards per game and a 60/19 touchdown to interception ratio.
