Most people wouldn’t mind being called good at their jobs.
Everson Griffen definitely is not most people.
The Detroit Lions’ newly acquired defensive linemen was visibly upset Thursday with Mike Zimmer, his former coach with the Minnesota Vikings, for referring to him as a good player and not as a great player this week ahead of the teams’ matchup Sunday.
“Everson was a good player for us,” Zimmer said this week, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. “So wish him well. Just not this week.”
To Griffen, a four-time Pro Bowler who had 74.