Dan Campbell: Jared Goff chest injury not related to blocking

MUNICH – Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell said Jared Goff's recent appearance on the injury report had nothing to do with his downfield blocking.Goff went viral for two blocks he threw on Jahmyr Gibbs runs against the Minnesota Vikings. One of his blocks helped spring Gibbs for a touchdown in the Lions' 19-15 victory.Goff was listed as limited on the Lions' practice report Wednesday, Nov. 11, but was a full participant Thursday and Friday. He does not have an injury designation and will start Sunday's game against the New England Patriots.WHERE IT STARTED: For Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown, Germany game is a return to football roots"No," Lions coach Dan Campbell said, laughing when a reporter asked if Goff's blocking contributed to his injury. "No, it’s not related to his blocking and, honestly, it was not really that big of a deal. Like any little thing we have to put on the injury report, just so everybody knows and so it really wasn’t – and he could have practiced Wednesday, but we just chose to let him sit, let him rest for a minute."Goff sprinted downfield to obstruct Vikings safety Harrison Smith on Gibbs' 30-yard touchdown run in the third quarter of the Vikings game and later made a block on safety Josh Metellus that led to a 17-yard gain.After the game, Goff joked he was "starting to get real comfortable out there" as a blocker."I got a little bit," he said. "I got to keep it easy, but those were good.”Campbell said Goff's injury won't make him any less aggressive in that part of the game this week."It won’t affect his blocking, I promise you," Campbell said. "Even our quarterback blocks, man."Dave Birkett covers the Lions for the Detroit Free Press. Contact him at dbirkett@freepress.com. Follow him on Bluesky, X and Instagram at @davebirkett.This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Dan Campbell: Jared Goff chest injury not related to blocking