The Detroit Lions’ monumental trade of Matthew Stafford became official on Thursday morning as both he and Jared Goff made their first appearances at their new team’s facilities. With the trade officially hitting the books, new details on the compensation were made public.
Per the NFL transaction wire, the Lions are getting the Rams’ 2022 first-round pick, their 2023 first-round pick, a 2021 third-round pick, and Goff in return for Stafford. That much we already knew. However, the transaction wire gave one important detail that was previously unknown: that third-round pick the Lions will be getting for this year’s draft is a compensatory selection.