ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Moments after an intense two-hour practice where he was chased around by Detroit Lions defenders, veteran quarterback Jared Goff chased his toddler daughter around on the same practice field on Monday afternoon.
As Goff enters his 11th season, the five-time Pro Bowler has felt more appreciative of sharing these training camp moments after practice with young Romy Isabelle and his wife, Christen.
Now that everything is set -- his future, his money, and his team is in place -- the 31-year-old is looking to the help the Lions get over the hump to return to the postseason and potentially bring home a Super Bowl.
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And fatherhood has helped him keep that perspective that time is valuable as Detroit hopes to bounce back from a disappointing 9-8 season.
"Yeah, makes it fun when it's over. I get to see her and yeah, it's really fun," Goff said. "It's really cool. Something you've always dreamed about as a player, having your child here and her being able to enjoy it. I know she probably won't remember these days, but I know I will."
More so than any mechanics or techniques, Lions coach Dan Campbell feels that Goff has grown over the past seasons with his "urgency" to win now, with his family routinely present throughout training camp.
Goff and most of the Lions starters will not play in the preseason opener against the Cincinnati Bengals this week but could see some action against Washington on Aug. 22 ahead of the season opener against New Orleans on Sept. 13.
"It's the mentality, the urgency, the leadership, the, 'Hey man, let's go.' We cannot accept anything less than the best. He wants to be the best in the league, and he wants to run the best offense in the league," Campbell said. "And to get there, we've got to go, we don't have time. That's where I really feel him growing. And every year I felt more of an urgency out of him in that regard, more command, more leadership and that has to come organically. It can't be forced on somebody, it can't. And so that's great to see out of him."
Goff credits that seriousness to age, maturity and previous experiences in the NFL. He wants to erase that feeling of missing the playoffs for the first time since 2022 after back-to-back 12-win seasons.