CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Brandon Beane and Marty Hurney worked side by side for the Carolina Panthers from 1998 until Hurney was fired as the general manager five games into the 2012 season.
Beane has such respect and admiration for Hurney -- and the Carolina organization in general -- that “my voice cracks a little bit when I talk about how appreciative I am."
So when Hurney, now back as the Panthers' interim general manager, reached out for a trade the week before the season opener to Beane, now the general manager of the Buffalo Bills, both had a few laughs.