A little over a year after spoiling Jerry Jones ’ 82nd birthday in Dallas, the Detroit Lions welcomed the Cowboys to Ford Field on Thursday Night Football and handled business again, winning 44-30. Jared Goff was lights-out all night. But before he could even enjoy the win or make it to the podium for the postgame press conference, the NFL pulled him aside.

In simple terms, his postgame presser got pushed back because the league tapped him for a drug test. And when Goff finally walked in, he kicked things off with an easy apology: “Sorry about that guys, NFL drug testing rules,” he said, per ESPN’s Eric Woodyard.

It’s a script we’ve seen pop up around the Lions before. We don’t have to rewind that far, just think back to 2023. The Lions’ running back Jahmyr Gibbs lit up the

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