Lions' Jared Goff clarifies critical comments on Detroit media - ESPN

DETROIT — Lions quarterback Jared Goff on Tuesday clarified his comments from earlier this month about the Detroit media being overly negative.

«There's been a ton of positivity. 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,» Goff told ESPN. «I was answering that question. I was not saying there aren't any positive news, I wouldn't really know, but they have been positive to me. 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 said. «Not to get really grand right now, but it wasn't necessarily specific to Detroit, it was the world media, sports media, certainly the NFL media and the rollercoaster that is and what sells clicks. But, yeah, maybe I should've been a little more specific with that.»

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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

Goff made his comments after he presented a $50,000 check to the local nonprofit Give Merit's FATE program to help increase the rate of high school graduation.

Earlier this month, Goff told the Willbo's «Trading Cards» podcast that the Detroit media can almost «relish in negativity» at times, due to the franchise's lack of success over the years. He was referring to a viral question that was posed by a Detroit media member