Just over a year ago, quarterback Matthew Stafford learned he was being traded from the Lions, his team of 12 seasons, to the Rams.
Staffortrd was on vacation in Cabo San Lucas when the deal transpired. By pure circumstance, the No. 1 pick in the 2009 NFL draft was in the same place as his future left tackle, Andrew Whitworth, and future coach, Sean McVay, when the deal went down.
It was there that Stafford played golf with Whitworth—the two had been introduced by a mutual friend, former NFL guard Clint Boling—and spend time by the pool with McVay.