Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz has his second contract. The Rams are waiting to give quarterback Jared Goff his. Rams coach Sean McVay dismisses any potential implications arising from the team’s apparent reluctance to financially commit to Goff.“Any of the things or narratives that are out there Taylor Rapp Los Angeles Rams Jerseys , Jared Goff, as long as I’m fortunate enough to be in this role, hopefully this guy’s stuck with me for a long time,” McVay told reporters on Tuesday. “So he’s an outstanding leader. People make a deal about the system, but he’s the reason why. Our players are the reason why the system is what it is because he can do so many different things. And really when you just look at the confidence we have in him . . . taking steps from Year One in the system to Year Two just thinking back to last year how confident he was and now I think it’s even that much more this year. . . . He’s got true ownership, great ability to communicate with his teammates, and with him leading the way we feel really good.”But not good enough to give him a second contract, at least not yet.The Rams have had three consecutive first-round picks who became great players. Defensive tackle Aaron Donald (2014) got his second contract just before the start of his fifth regular season. Running back Todd Gurley (2015) got his after three years Los Angeles Rams Jerseys 2019 , a move that the team may now regret. Goff, the first-rounder in 2016 for whom the team gave up plenty in order to trade to the top of the draft order, has a fair basis to want at least as much as Wentz ($32 million per year in new money), and McVay’s praise only adds to Goff’s leverage.As time goes by and the salary cap continues to climb, Goff’s potential value will climb as well. Still, someone eventually is going to balk at paying huge money to a quarterback, and until Goff gets paid huge money there’s a chance it will be him. FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Tavon Austin’s fresh start with the Dallas Cowboys wasn’t much different than the stale final season the versatile receiver endured with the Los Angeles Rams.The difference is that Austin has a chance to change the feeling — against his former team 2019 Taylor Rapp Los Angeles Rams , in the divisional round of the playoffs.The Cowboys traded for Austin during the draft, but he missed nine games after injuring a groin. While he was out just one game last season under first-year Rams coach Sean McVay, Austin was hampered by wrist and hamstring issues while simply getting buried on the depth chart.He’s trying not to view Saturday night’s game in LA as a matchup of a team that wanted him against a team that didn’t .“You’re always going to feel disrespected because you’re getting traded,” Austin said. “If you get traded, evidently you’re not doing something right. Or you ain’t getting it done, or they don’t believe in you. I felt disrespected, but at the end of the day it’s the business side.“(McVay) talked to me on the phone about it and told me he was going to give me a chance to go somewhere else and finish my career. And that was good enough for me.”Austin had the first long play of the season for the Cowboys, a 64-yard touchdown catch from Dak Prescott in a Week 2 win over the New York Giants before getting injured four weeks later. He returned in time for the regular-season finale at New York Taylor Rapp Los Angeles Rams Jerseys , setting up a strong showing in the 24-22 wild-card win over Seattle.An 80-yard punt return for a touchdown was nullified by a holding penalty that didn’t make any difference in Austin breaking free. He added a 51-yard return early in the fourth quarter to set up a drive that ended with Prescott throwing an interception in the end zone.The Cowboys haven’t had much of a threat in the return game without Austin, and haven’t been able to utilize many gadget plays on offense without the hybrid receiver/runner.The eighth overall pick in 2013 when the Rams were still in St. Louis, Austin had five disappointing seasons, including the franchise’s first two after moving back to LA. The former West Virginia player heard the “bust” talk, but tried to ignore it. He’s still trying to ignore it.“Every game is emotional,” Austin said. “Not really a difference between games. It’s just the fact that I played over there for so long. I’m all right. I’m not going to make it a Tavon against the Rams thing.”It wasn’t so much the Rams wanting to dump Austin as it was simply not having a spot for him two years after he signed a four-year, $42 million extension.The 28-year-old Austin was a good fit for Dallas because offensive coordinator Scott Linehan likes gadget guys. Linehan just never got to use him much.“Tavon has the unique ability of making big plays with not playing every game,” Linehan said recently. “He’s going to feel like a guy with fresh legs on the field.”And Austin has a fresh outlook Los Angeles Rams Jerseys Stitched , even after another stale season marked by an injury that led to career lows in games and catches.“You always want to show out. That’s the point,” Austin said. “We’ll see when we get over there. Hopefully I do, but if I don’t, hopefully we just get the win.”