It’s one thing to respect a general manager, but it’s an entirely different thing to like them.
The latter seems to be the case in many Detroit Lions players’ relationships with GM Brad Holmes. In Peter King’s Football Morning in America published earlier Monday, the writer mentions observing something unusual at an OTA workout in May. As about 50 players left the field, King said he noticed Lion after Lion making it a point to greet Holmes, who was standing near the edge of the field.
“‘Bossman!’ one said with a big hug.