One of the first things new Detroit Lions defensive lineman Michael Brockers did when he went in to sign his new contract last week was find his old-and-new quarterback, Jared Goff, to apologize.
Soon after the Lions traded Matthew Stafford to the Los Angeles Rams for Goff, a 2021 third-round pick and first-round picks in 2022 and 2023, Brockers told TMZ the Rams had taken a "level up" at quarterback.
Brockers didn't expect the comment to blow up as it did -- and reached out to Goff soon after to apologize and explain he didn't mean it as it may have come across.