At the Pro Hall of Fame dinner on Friday night, former Green Bay Packers GM Ron Wolf shook commissioner Roger Goodell's hand and said, "Way to go on that Brady thing."
The comment was met with a smile from Goodell.
At the time it was unclear if Wolf's comment was meant to be a joke, but now we have an answer.
"I wasn't trying to be a wise guy," Wolf told ESPN. "I realize he has a real tough job. It was just a passing moment and, obviously, it was picked up on a microphone. I basically meant, 'Congrats on making a decision.' That's why the owners are paying him all that money.
"But it's still a tough job, and I congratulated him on making that decision, although I don't think it was anything profound. It happened so quickly. It's not me saying I'm for or against his decision. That's not for me to say."