Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campell called himself an "assh--e" for releasing Don Muhlbach, the two-time Pro Bowl long snapper who had been with the team since 2004, on his 40th birthday.
"There's no way to sugarcoat that. I'm an assh--e, so that's about the best way to put it," Campbell said, according to Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press.
Campbell informed reporters of the decision on Tuesday, which was Muhlbach's birthday. The team officially released him the next day.
He said at the time (via Birkett):
"Look, I got the utmost respect for Don.