Overview
- On Tuesday Sean McVay told the Bussin’ With the Boys podcast that he regrets how he handled the 2021 trade that sent Jared Goff to Detroit.
- McVay said he lacked the courage and clarity to warn Goff that the Rams might pursue Matthew Stafford and that he would handle that communication differently now.
- Jared Goff has said he was blindsided by the trade after a phone call from McVay and then learning details on social media, and McVay acknowledged that reaction as a personal failing.
- The decision produced strong on-field results for both clubs: Stafford helped the Rams win a Super Bowl the next season, while Goff and Detroit later became NFC contenders and posted a 15-2 season.
- McVay framed his remarks as a leadership lesson about treating roster moves as both business decisions and human moments, taking responsibility while noting there is no new dispute between the parties.