NFL Notes: Wednesday 06/23 - first cold in over a year edition

• In one of the biggest trades of the offseason, the Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Rams swapped quarterbacks. While Matthew Stafford upgraded from life in Detroit to life in LA, Jared Goff was given the shit-end of the deal and got stuck with the Lions. As for the expectations for Goff this season, general manager Brad Holmes says he never saw Goff as being one-and-done up north. "I never viewed him as a bridge option. He's been a winning quarterback. I think his resume speaks for itself." ​

• If you missed it yesterday, Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib became the first active NFL player to come out as openly gay. There was so much support from players and fans around the league (including myself), including Raiders owner Mark Davis and president Marc Badain​. 

I asked @Raiders president Marc Badain for his thoughts on Carl Nassib's courageous announcement yesterday. His answer here ⬇️ #Raiders pic.twitter.com/U5BOZ4kL3I

— Cassie Soto (@_CassieSoto) June 22, 2021

• While I believe that Justin Fields will start the season as the Chicago Bears quarterback, head coach ​Matt Nagy insists that the job belongs to Andy Dalton. Fields is saying all the right things so far and not disagreeing with his new team's plan. "So my job is strictly to get better, to be the best quarterback I can be, and help my team win." He can't be worse than Dalton.​