Detroit Lions had 'good dialogue' on contract extension for Jared Goff
The Detroit Lions have had "good dialogue" in contract talks with two key offensive players, but general manager Brad Holmes would not say Friday whether extensions with Jared Goff or Jonah Jackson still could happen before the Lions' Sept. 7 season opener against the Kansas City Chiefs.
"We’ve kept open dialogue with their agents in camp and I think the transparency has been good, so we’ll see how it goes," Holmes said.
Asked for an update on talks with both players, Holmes said, "Good dialogue."
Goff and Jackson are in different spots contractually entering the 2023 season.
Goff has two seasons remaining, including this year, on a contract he signed with the Los Angeles Rams in the summer of 2019. He's due base salaries of $20.975 million this year and $21.65 million next, with $5 million roster bonuses each year, on a deal well below market value.
Justin Herbert, 25, signed a five-year, $262.5 million contract that made him the highest-paid quarterback in the game this summer.
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Goff, 28, last season led the Lions to their first winning record since 2017, completing 65.1% of his passes while throwing for 4,438 yards with 29 touchdowns and seven interceptions.
"He’s very much a piece of the puzzle here," Lions coach Dan Campbell said. "He’s not – it’s not the end-all, be-all. We don’t need you to be a Hall of Fame quarterback out there. We just need you to run the offense, be efficient, make the throws that are there, be accurate – because that’s what he does well. Get us into the right play, that’s all you’ve got to do. And so with that, ’Hey, cut it loose.’"
Jackson, 26, is entering the final season of his rookie contract and will be a free agent after the season. He has started all 45 games he has played over the past three seasons at left guard, and made the Pro Bowl in 2021.
Jackson has said he would like to sign a long-term contract to stay in Detroit.
Moseley could play vs. K.C.
Emmanuel Moseley practiced Friday for the first time with the Lions, and Campbell said it's too early to say if the veteran cornerback will play Thursday against the Chiefs.
"It’s tough for me to say right now, but he’s progressed well," Campbell said. "It’s a credit to him. He’s put a ton of work into it, he’s a grinder and what bodes well for him is he’s smart. He’s played the game and he’s pretty instinctive and so he can – I think he’s got a chance to catch up pretty fast. Does that mean this week? I don’t know, but we’ll just take it as it comes.”
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Moseley was late reporting to training camp after he underwent a clean-up procedure on his surgically repaired knee, and spent the summer on the physically unable to perform list.
The Lions activated Moseley to the 53-man roster at Tuesday's roster cut deadline. He will open the season as the team's No. 3 cornerback behind Cam Sutton and Jerry Jacobs.
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The Lions finalized their practice squad Friday, re-signing tight end Darrell Daniels. He joined the team in early August after spending part of last season with the Indianapolis Colts.
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