Being a football coach means making tough decisions.
For Detroit Lions rookie head coach Dan Campbell this week, that meant cutting a 17-year team veteran and former teammate.
Campbell told reporters on Tuesday that the Lions were releasing long snapper Don Muhlbach, who'd played 260 games for the Lions since joining the NFL as a rookie in 2004. Campbell informed Muhlbach of the decision earlier in the day — which just so happened to be his 40th birthday.
For that, Campbell feels like, well — let him explain.