Character issues may have played a role in the Kansas City Chiefs' decision to trade Marcus Peters, but Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay isn't worried.
"These are grown men, and it starts with the mutual respect that exists, where they know it's about developing and building relationships," the reigning Coach of the Year told Terez A. Paylor of the Kansas City Star.
McVay didn't speak specifically about Peters - who can't be officially dealt until the start of the new league year - because of tampering rules, but addressed character concerns in general terms, stressing accountability as a two-way street.
"If we're going to ask our players to be coachable, we've got to be coachable as coaches as well," McVay added. "That displays an ownership and an accountability that we try to all have and makes the players more receptive to the messages we try to implement."
Peters has been one of the game's top cornerbacks since entering the league in 2015. However, he's approaching free agency and will be in line for a massive payday, and his history of off-field issues may have led the Chiefs to cut ties prematurely.
Peters was suspended in college for losing his cool on the sidelines, and later dismissed from Washington for disciplinary reasons. He was suspended by the Chiefs last year for getting into an argument with a coach.
