Allen Park — While the unceremonious release of veteran long snapper Don Muhlbach this week came as a surprise, the fact the transaction was announced on his 40th birthday struck some as particularly callous.
Lions coach Dan Campbell, who shared a locker room with Muhlbach as a player more than a decade ago, shouldered the blame for the poor timing of the release.
"There's no way to sugarcoat that," Campbell said. "I'm an a--hole. That's the best way to put it and I hate it. There was no way around it, really. You can say there is, but ultimately that falls on me.