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Long snapper Don Muhlbach returns to Detroit Lions as special assistant

Dan Campbell couldn't have been that big of an asshole.

Former Detroit Lions long snapper Don Muhblach is returning to the organization as a special assistant who will help with football and business-related projects.

The Lions cut Muhlbach in August, on his 40th birthday, which prompted Campbell to say a day later he was "an asshole" for the timing of the move.

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"It has been an honor and a privilege to wear the Honolulu blue and silver for the past 17 years," Muhlbach said in a statement.