Twitter reacts to Matt Stafford news

Twitter reacts as former Georgia football QB Matt Stafford has been traded from the Lions to the Rams for Jared Goff and picks.

On Saturday, news broke that former Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford had been traded from the Detroit Lions to the Los Angeles Rams for Jared Goff.

Adam Schefter was the first to report the news, and added that the Lions will receive a third-round pick in 2021, a first-round pick in 2022 and a first-round pick in 2023.

The deal, however, cannot be made official until the start of the new league year on March 17.

Twitter went wild for the news of the two No. 1 picks being swapped.

See here:

Lions trade Matthew Stafford in blockbuster deal with Rams

The Detroit Lions are trading starting quarterback Matthew Stafford to the Los Angeles Rams for Jared Goff and several first round picks

[jwplayer 56SnFolq]

The Detroit Lions are trading starting quarterback Matthew Stafford to the Los Angeles Rams for Jared Goff, two future first-round picks, and a third-round pick. Matthew Stafford, a former No. 1 overall pick out of the University of Georgia, requested a trade from the organization this offseason and was receiving significant interest on the market.

The Los Angeles Rams and head coach Sean McVay quickly acted and now they have a new franchise quarterback. Jared Goff, another former No. 1 overall pick, is presumed to be the starter in Detroit.

Matthew Stafford joins a Rams team who had the top defense in the league last season. Los Angeles finished the season 10-6, but was reliant on their elite defense. The Rams struggled at times offensively, especially when compared to previous years.

Jared Goff and the Rams lost in the Division Round of the postseason to the Green Bay Packers. That defeat ending up being Goff’s final game with Los Angeles.

Now, Goff will join former Rams executive Brad Holmes in Detroit. Holmes in now the Lions’ general manager and is looking to rebuild following a 5-11 season. Goff has decent weapons in Detroit like D’Andre Swift, T.J. Hockenson, but new head coach Dan Campbell is looking to re-sign Lions No. 1 wide receiver Kenny Golladay.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported the news via Twitter:

[listicle id=38903]

Lions trade Matthew Stafford in blockbuster deal with Rams

The Detroit Lions are trading starting quarterback Matthew Stafford to the Los Angeles Rams for Jared Goff and several first round picks

[jwplayer 56SnFolq]

The Detroit Lions are trading starting quarterback Matthew Stafford to the Los Angeles Rams for Jared Goff, two future first-round picks, and a third-round pick. Matthew Stafford, a former No. 1 overall pick out of the University of Georgia, requested a trade from the organization this offseason and was receiving significant interest on the market.

The Los Angeles Rams and head coach Sean McVay quickly acted and now they have a new franchise quarterback. Jared Goff, another former No. 1 overall pick, is presumed to be the starter in Detroit.

Matthew Stafford joins a Rams team who had the top defense in the league last season. Los Angeles finished the season 10-6, but was reliant on their elite defense. The Rams struggled at times offensively, especially when compared to previous years.

Jared Goff and the Rams lost in the Division Round of the postseason to the Green Bay Packers. That defeat ending up being Goff’s final game with Los Angeles.

Now, Goff will join former Rams executive Brad Holmes in Detroit. Holmes in now the Lions’ general manager and is looking to rebuild following a 5-11 season. Goff has decent weapons in Detroit like D’Andre Swift, T.J. Hockenson, but new head coach Dan Campbell is looking to re-sign Lions No. 1 wide receiver Kenny Golladay.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported the news via Twitter:

[listicle id=38903]