April 28, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Rams coach Jeff Fisher at press conference at Courtyard L.A. Live after selecting quarterback Jared Goff (not pictured) as the No. 1 pick in the 2016 NFL Draft. “He was very quiet, but he took care of his friends and he looked after them and the team”, Freedman said. The Rams boast a strong, young defensive line, have a stud at running back in Todd Gurley, and will play behind an offensive line that surrendered an NFL-low 18 sacks last season.
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Goff was completing a whirlwind opening 24 hours as a professional athlete.
Even before being put on one of the biggest stages in sports Thursday night, the Cal football program has made significant progress under the direction of Dykes and the bright lights that have followed Goff ever since he rose to the top of the lists of 2016 draft prospects. “It’s something I’ve learned from but I’ve seen it all pay off”, said Goff’s college roommate for two years Ray Hudson. “And something you can’t really put into words quite yet”.
“The phone call last night is something I’ll remember forever”. “I felt very comfortable with their whole staff and had an immediate connection with them”. “I’m ready to go”.
By the time he returned to California on Friday morning, the Northern California native was a Southern California resident-to-be.
“We’re trying to find out who did it”, Tunsil said. The Los Angeles Dodgers’ rookie dynamo crushed a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 11th inning of a scoreless game against the Cincinnati Reds.
Several fans, already excited to have the Rams back in the City of Angels, told Take Two they are looking forward to cheering Goff on in the fall. He grew up in Marin County rooting for the San Francisco Giants and idolizing Joe Montana before going on to a record-setting football career in Berkeley.
Goff also got a tweet from Yasiel Puig, the Dodgers slugger, welcoming the new quarterback to town and inviting him to a game. “I couldn’t be more proud of him, with the way he handled everything…. It’s a great day for Cal football”, the coach said from Chicago.
“It’s going to happen pretty soon, probably sooner than later”, Fisher said. “We’re not going to subject them to fail, so whenever that is, you’re going to see him under center, but we’re not going to come out and Day 1 announce him as the starter. I hold myself to a high standard on and off the field and the weight room”. “We just felt like he was the right guy”. “I like his escape ability”. “I actually saw four of his games a year ago, I think he’s got a lot of upside”.
The second coming of the Los Angeles Rams have their face of the franchise.
“The speed’s always that much faster”, Goff said.
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With Goff chosen by the Rams, North Dakota State’s Carson Wentz, the other prime quarterback in the draft, was snapped up by the Philadelphia Eagles as second outright pick. A part of the trades the Browns sent the Titans a sixth-round pick next year and the Eagles a fourth-round pick next year.
