Earlier this month, Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff stated that the Detroit media likes to "relish in negativity at times," and he added that such coverage was no longer necessary because of the success the team has had in recent years.
On Tuesday, Goff, who has helped lift the Lions out of the doldrums since joining the franchise in 2021, attempted to clarify his comments to ESPN's Eric Woodyard, saying he should have been more specific when originally making them.
"There's been a ton of positivity (with me)," Goff said. "I think it may have got twisted a little bit, as things do. I was speaking in reference to the question I was asked at that press conference. I was answering that question and I was not saying there aren't any positive news... I was saying that I think sometimes some of the people enjoy the negative news.
"And I don't think that's necessarily specific to Detroit — I was speaking about our local guys — but I think that's kind of the world," he continued. "It wasn't necessarily specific to Detroit, it was the world media, sports media, certainly the NFL media, and the roller coaster that is and what sells clicks. But, yeah, maybe I should have been a bit more specific with that."
#Lions QB Jared Goff and I sat down for an exclusive interview today following his event with Jared Jewelry. He clarified comments from earlier this offseason about the Detroit media relishing in negativity. “It may have got twisted a little bit,” he told ESPN. pic.twitter.com/oji5vejGAK
— Eric Woodyard (@E_Woodyard) April 23, 2024
Goff's original comments no doubt ruffled some feathers with media members, and I'm not sure his clarification will change that. However, that's irrelevant in the grand scheme of things. All that matters is Goff continues to play at a high level and ultimately accomplishes the goal of winning a Super bowl.
