The Detroit Lions will have five permanent captains for the 2021 season, including new quarterback Jared Goff.
Goff was voted a captain by teammates, the Lions announced Monday, along with center Frank Ragnow and linebackers Alex Anzalone, Trey Flowers and Jalen Reeves-Maybin (on special teams).
The Lions acquired Goff in an offseason trade with the Los Angeles Rams in January. The trade became official at the start of the new league year in March, and not long after, Goff convened several throwing sessions with receivers to get a jump on the new playbook.
Lions coach Dan Campbell and others have praised Goff's leadership this summer, with quarterbacks coach Mark Brunell comparing him to former New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees in that regard.