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Ex-Lion Garrett Hudson: Matt Patricia 'Worst Person' I Met in Football Career

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Former Detroit Lions tight end Garrett Hudson had harsh criticism for head coach Matt Patricia following comments made by Darius Slay.

After ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Slay had been traded by the Lions to the Philadelphia Eagles, the three-time Pro Bowler told Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press he lost respect for Patricia stemming from a 2018 incident in which he showed the team clips of him being beaten in coverage.

Hudson went a step further, calling Patricia "literally the worst person I’ve encountered in my entire football career" in a series of posts on Twitter:

Garrett Hudson @G_Hudson46

@MySportsUpdate @youngboul_Reece Matt Patricia is literally the worst person I’ve encountered in my entire football career.