Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff made headlines this week for comments about the negativity of the Detroit media, even though that should not have been the primary emphasis of an otherwise positive interview with a college friend and his brother.
However, it’s fair that Goff wants to unwind before the weekend. His fiance, Christen Harper, is reportedly abroad for her bachelorette celebration, so the Lions’ signal caller is flying alone for a few days.
Goff was on the grounds of Augusta National for the Masters. ESPN’s Marty Smith discovered him for the Thursday episode of his Masters podcast, “Fore!” Please…Now Drive”. Goff mentioned a connection between Cal and Max Homa, who is now tied for the lead at -6 with one hole remaining in his second round.
“Max went to Cal, so we have that connection. I hung with him at the Waste Management stuff and have just seen him around,” Goff explained. “He also went to the same high school as my fiancée, so they had a connection there as well. We’ve kind of crossed paths a million times. I’ve always been a fan of the way he does things. I’ve been able to hang with him a few times, it’s been fun.”
Goff named Homa and Joaquin Niemann as his favorites to win The Masters this year.
Jared Goff knows Dan Campbell is simply not a golf guy
Smith brought up Dan Campbell, and how he may not blend in that well on the golf course.
“I’m a huge fan of your coach, but his intens….Dan Campbell, I’m sure that his intensity might not exactly be befitting the golf course at times”, Smith said. “Have you ever played with him?”
“No, I’m not sure he’s much of a golfer,” Goff said of Campbell. “No, I don’t think he would be. I bet he plays once a year when it’s with the boys, to play some golf. No, he’s, I don’t know if his personality is quite fit for it or if he enjoys it that much. It might be too slow for him.”
A taste for heavier music and a passion for golf can coexist, but Campbell is a great Metallica fan, and what we see of his attitude suggests he would not be patient with the complexities of golf. So Goff knows his head coach well enough to suggest, “It might be too slow for him.” The Lions’ head coach will most likely just play “with the boys” on occasion, as Goff stated, or if there is a charitable component involved.
