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Getty Images The betting markets think the Rams put themselves in great shape to win the Super Bowl by acquiring Matthew Stafford, while the Lions waved the white flag on the 2021 season by accepting Jared Goff and a bunch of future draft picks. The Rams’ odds to win next year’s Super Bowl...

Getty Images Before he was hired as the Lions’ new General Manager this month, Brad Holmes spent his entire NFL career with the Rams, including the last seven years as director of college scouting. Where the highest pick he made was quarterback Jared Goff. So it’s no surprise that at a time...

Getty Images The Lions and Rams have reportedly agreed to a trade that will send quarterback Matthew Stafford to Los Angeles in exchange for quarterback Jared Goff, two first-round picks, and a third-round pick. No deal can become official until March and it does not appear that there will be...

Getty Images The trade that sent quarterback Matthew Stafford from the Lions to the Rams potentially becomes relevant to any eventual trade talks involving Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson. It shouldn’t. Sure, the Texans may try to argue that, if Stafford is worth two first-round picks and a...

Getty Images Although plenty of articles (including most of the articles written by me) will characterize the Matthew Stafford for Jared Goff trade as a done deal, it’s not. It won’t be until March 17 at 4:01 p.m. ET. More specifically, it won’t be until both teams communicate the same terms...

Getty Images Two former No. 1 overall choices are changing places. In the first blockbuster deal of 2021, Matthew Stafford and Jared Goff are switching teams. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Detroit is dealing Stafford to the Rams in exchange for two future first-round picks, a third-round...

Getty Images The stunning news that the Rams are trading Jared Goff and picks to the Lions for Matthew Stafford means the Rams are poised to go seven consecutive years without a first-round draft pick. The last time the Rams used a pick in the first round it was Goff, the first overall pick in...

Getty Images Initial reactions are emerging regarding the trade that will, as of March 17, send quarterback Matthew Stafford from the Lions to the Rams for quarterback Jared Goff, a pair of first-round picks, and a third-round pick. As one executive with a team not connected to the trade opined...

Getty Images When the Browns received a second-round pick from the Texans to take on Brock Osweiler’s $16 million guaranteed salary in 2017, it was obvious he wouldn’t be on the Week One roster in Cleveland. And he wasn’t. So what will the Lions now do with Jared Goff and the bad contract they...

Getty Images The Rams want an upgrade at quarterback. But first they need to get rid of the quarterback they have. A trade that would ship Jared Goff off has been discussed between the Rams and multiple teams, according to Jordan Rodrigue of TheAthletic.com. One of those teams may be the...

Getty Images Former Rams director of college scouting Brad Holmes has said farewell, but not good bye. Holmes, now the General Manager of the Lions, reportedly is talking to his old boss, Rams G.M. Les Snead, regarding possible trade scenarios involving Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford...

USA TODAY Sports The Seahawks have made it official, announcing the hirings of Shane Waldron as offensive coordinator and Andy Dickerson as run game coordinator on Friday. Both are heading up the West Coast to Seattle from the L.A. Rams. Waldron spent four seasons with the Rams under Sean...

Getty Images Assistant offensive line coach Andy Dickerson is leaving the Los Angeles Rams after nine seasons to take a job with the Seattle Seahawks as their run game coordinator, according to Mike Silver of the NFL Network. Dickerson would be following fellow Rams coach Shane Waldron to...

Getty Images With the 2021 hiring cycle ended, extra draft picks eventually will be awarded to teams who lost minority candidates to coaching or G.M. jobs elsewhere. Four teams will receive multiple third-round picks in the 2021 draft as a result of the hiring of Brad Holmes from the Rams to...

Getty Images The Lions are shopping quarterback Matthew Stafford, and they have a whole lot of potential customers. About a third of the league has reached out to the Lions about a potential Stafford trade, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Among the teams that have been mentioned as...

Getty Images John Wolford is an undrafted free agent who has made two career starts. Jared Goff is a former No. 1 overall choice who has gone 42-27 in the regular season in his career. Yet, Wolford will get a chance to win the starting job in 2021. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports if the...

Getty Images When it comes to potential interest in Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, the glass is currently two-thirds empty. That’s the obvious import of the news that a third of the league has reached out to the Lions. A third of the league. Ten teams. For a 32-year-old franchise...

Getty Images The Rams had arguably the league’s best defense in 2020, finishing No. 1 in points allowed and yards allowed. But now the Rams have lost three of the unit’s coaches. Coordinator Brandon Staley has become head coach of the cross-town Chargers, taking assistant head...

Getty Images Shane Waldron, the apparent new offensive coordinator of the Seattle Seahawks, has the endorsement of Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay. Or at least he did a little over two years ago. McVay spoke about Waldron’s potential as a future offensive coordinator ahead of a 2018...

Getty Images The Seattle Seahawks are raiding a division rival to fill their vacancy at offensive coordinator. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN.com, the Seahawks are planning to hire Los Angeles Rams passing game coordinator Shane Waldron to serve as their next offensive coordinator. The...