Detroit is dealing QB Matthew Stafford to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for two future first-round picks, a third-round pick and QB Jared Goff, per sources. Two former No. 1 overall picks trading places in the first blockbuster NFL trade of 2021.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 31, 2021
We have our first blockbuster trade of the 2021 NFL offseason, and we’re still not even to the Super Bowl yet.
The Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Rams are swapping former No. 1 overall picks, as Matthew Stafford and Jared Goff will switch teams, with a pair of future first-round picks heading to the Lions, as well.
The deal also includes a future third-round pick heading to the Lions, as a new era begins for Detroit under head coach Dan Campbell, and Sean McVay gets a veteran passer to lead his innovative offense.
Here are the full details of the trade, courtesy of NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero:
The full blockbuster trade involving two former No. 1 overall draft picks …#Lions get:
QB Jared Goff
3rd-round pick in 2021
1st-round pick in 2022
1st-round pick in 2023#Rams get:QB Matthew Stafford
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) January 31, 2021
Goff was the last player the Rams selected in the first round, since they’ve traded all of their other first-round picks since. Now with this deal, they’ll go another two years without a first-rounder, making it seven straight years without a first-round pick for the Rams.
