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LA Rams Offer Jared Goff the Richest Guarantee in NFL History

Published 09/04/2019, 7:15 AM EDT

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Los Angeles Rams Quarterback Jared Goff is set to earn the highest guarantee in NFL history. Many reports have suggested that Goff agreed to a four-year, $134 million extension to his rookie pact that will pay him an NFL record $110 million guarantee.

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It was a few months back that head coach Sean McVay told NFL Network about the quarterback getting a new deal being just a matter of time.

“Whether it ends up happening this year or next year, there is a zero percent chance this guy’s not gonna get an extension he’s worthy of,” McVay had said. All the narratives out there are wrong. Jared and I couldn’t be more connected, and I couldn’t be more appreciative of him as our leader. He is so vital and important to us and our success. That extension will get done. It’s a matter of when, not if.”

Goff, in fact, did not have the best of starts to his career. He began his career by losing all seven of his starts in his rookie season under then-coach Jeff Fisher. But things changed drastically once the Rams decided to hire Sam McVay in 2017.

“Sean was mocked when the Rams hired him,” Orlovsky, who was on the Rams training camp roster with Jared Goff and under McVay in 2017 said. “And Jared Goff was mocked for a year and a half. There is that emotional connection. They want to prove they can because there were so many people saying they can’t.”

But once the duo united, it shot their careers in the right direction. The Rams advanced to their fourth Super Bowl in franchise history last season, on the heels of winning their second straight NFC West title after going 13-3 in the regular season.

McVay was full of praise for the 24-year old quarterback.

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“We talk about it all the time – the ownership that we want and the extension of the coaching staff,’’ McVay said. “He certainly has demonstrated that, where he’s able to really command a lot, where he’s kind of just taking it, running with it.

“He understands the intent, what we want to get done and then I think the natural off-schedule plays. (That) is just a guy being a great playmaker.’’

Goff pointed out the understanding between him and the coach, saying it helps them grow.

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“Just me and Sean continue to get on the same page and I think it’s continuing to grow,’’ Goff said. “And then, just my understanding of everything will always continue to grow with Sean as well.’

 

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