The Lions taking on the four years, $106.6 million left on Jared Goff's contract is a huge part of this trade. The Rams weren’t sure if they could do that. Think of the trade like this:

-Goff and a first for Matthew Stafford.

-A first and a third for taking on Goff’s contract.

— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) January 31, 2021