“Like I said before, you’re 42 years old in the National Football League. You’re not going to always play like you did when you were 23 or so. Father Time, it’s going to catch you at some point in time,” he said.

Brockers didn’t mean it maliciously, only speaking the truth about the toll a long career takes on a player. Three months later, Brockers doesn’t regret his comments.