“I didn’t mean what I said. As a man you just know I respect you.”: DT Michael Brockers clarifies that he apologized to Jared Goff, after being traded to the Detroit Lions
After having commented that Matthew Stafford was a “level up” from Jared Goff, Michael Brockers was shockingly traded to the Detroit Lions. And one of the first things Brockers did was find his old and new quarterback to apologize.
The Rams traded Jared Goff, 2 first-round picks and a third-round pick to Detroit for star QB Matthew Stafford. “Is [adding Stafford] a level up?” Brockers said following the trade. “In my heart, deeply, just understanding what [Stafford] brings, it’s a level up [over Goff]. It’s a level up.”
How it started: How it’s going: pic.twitter.com/5ZAxQ6UncH
— PFF (@PFF) March 17, 2021
Rams, Lions finalizing a trade to send DL Michael Brockers to Detroit. (via @TomPelissero) pic.twitter.com/JtYTp8OlPe
— NFL (@NFL) March 17, 2021
Brock also added, “I feel like just watching him over his career, seeing the comebacks that he’s had, seeing so much of the numbers that he’s had, we’re just expecting that to just do better when he comes to the Rams. We expect that to match well with what we do. We feel like, with his move, this will be the turning point to where we can just win the big game.”
How it started: How it’s going: pic.twitter.com/5ZAxQ6UncH
— PFF (@PFF) March 17, 2021
Michael Brockers apologized to Jared Goff after his comment
Brockers clearly didn’t expect the comment to go viral like it did. In a recent interview after being traded, he added that he instantly texted Goff that he meant no ill will to his former, and now new quarterback.
Michael Brockers said he texted Jared Goff, then later apologized to him again, after that TMZ video.
“I just wanted to come to him as a man and let him know that I have so much respect for him, that wasn’t any shot against him — just trying to pump up the Rams’ (fan) base.”
— Chris Burke (@ChrisBurkeNFL) March 22, 2021
“I was really just trying to boost up the move that the team was doing and trying to make sure, boost up the fan base,” Brockers said Monday. “Don’t think it was anything against Jared. I even had to go text Jared away from the camera, stuff like that, just man-to-man, just, man, bro, I did not mean it to go like that. I didn’t mean what I said. As a man, you just know I respect you.”
When Michael Brockers came in to sign his new deal, he revealed that he spoke with Jared Goff again and clarified his intentions behind his comment. And Jared was quick to forgive his teammate and move on.
“I love Brock, man. I know how that s— … I’m sorry, excuse me, I know how that stuff goes on those TMZ interviews and sometimes that happens. But that guy, he’s my guy. I love Brock. He reached out to me very quickly after that and no ill will. We’re all good and moving forward,” Goff said.
Jared Goff talking about Michael Brockers on @971theticketxyt
“Brock’s obviously one of my good friends and teammates. Obviously, I get it.”
Said Brockers quickly reached out to him and they’re “all good.”
— Pride of Detroit (@PrideOfDetroit) March 22, 2021
Jared Goff and Michael Brockers will both be crucial in turning the team around after a string of dismal years. With a new and refreshing Coaching staff bringing a reformed culture to motor city, the Detroit Lions will be one of the most intriguing stories to look out for in 2021
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