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Jared Goff on trade to Lions: Excited to be somewhere that 'wants me and appreciates me'

Jared Goff sounds happy to be a Detroit Lion.

Or, more specifically, he sounds happy to no longer be a Los Angeles Ram.

The Rams reportedly agreed to trade their former franchise quarterback along with a pair of first-round picks and a third-round pick to the Detroit Lions on Saturday in exchange for Matthew Stafford. The deal gives Stafford a chance to play for a franchise better equipped to compete for a championship.

It puts Goff in the NFL limbo of being a veteran quarterback with a big contract playing for a team in full rebuild mode.