Detroit Lions working really hard to extend Jared Goff
The Detroit Lions entered the offseason with a trio of key players eligible for contract extensions.
On the day prior to the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft, the organization announced that both Amon-Ra St. Brown and Penei Sewell had signed new deals to keep them in Detroit for the foreseeable future.
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However, quarterback Jared Goff remains without a new deal. The veteran passer is expected to command a hefty extension given the current market for quarterbacks, and the two sides have not yet reached a deal.
Speaking Thursday on 97.1 The Ticket, Holmes expressed optimism that the two sides will eventually come to a deal. He did not provide a timeline for the completion of the extension, but stated that the team has faith that it will get done.
“Yeah, look, first and foremost, he’s earned an extension. It’s important, it’s a high priority for us and both sides are working really, really hard,” Holmes said. “These things just take time. Just working on, not only working on trying to get an extension done with him, but Penei and Saint, that’s not something that we waited until after the season to start planning for. The whole process of budgeting and preparation and all that that goes into it, in a perfect world we’d have had all three of them done bang, bang, bang. But these things take a while, especially with the quarterback market, but I do have faith that it’s gonna get done.”
