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Rams coach Sean McVay regrets how he handled Jared Goff-Matthew Stafford trade with Lions

If he could have a do-over, Sean McVay would handle Jared Goff's offseason trade to the Detroit Lions for Matthew Stafford differently.

"I wish there was better, clearer communication," McVay told reporters Monday, via ESPN. "To say that it was perfectly handled on my end, I wouldn't be totally accurate in that. I'll never claim to be perfect, but I will try to learn from some things that I can do better, and I think that was one of them without a doubt."

After last season's postseason exit, McVay and the Rams brass had been noncommittal toward Goff, who was benched in favor of John Wolford at the end of the regular season until a Wolford injury pressed Goff back into game action against the Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers in the playoffs.