Jared Goff had a chance. He’s always had a chance though.
He had a chance when he was drafted No. 1 overall and later teamed up with a creative offensive coach, Sean McVay, for a fresh start franchise, the Los Angeles Rams. He had a chance when Brandin Cooks was wide open in the end zone of Super Bowl LIII. He had a chance when he got a four-year, $134 million extension.
None of those chances ever really worked out, the same way this one wouldn’t either.
Goff, now a Detroit Lion, had a fleeting chance to show up his old team and old coach.