GREEN BAY, Wis. -- With plates clanking and little old ladies chit-chatting and enjoying coffee at several nearby tables, the strains of Mat Kearney's "Nothing Left to Lose" were barely audible inside The Creamery coffee shop Wednesday morning. But as Tim Masthay tried to explain the approach he'd taken during his six years as the Green Bay Packers' punter, the reality of his uncertain future intersected with one particular lyric.
I don't know how hard this wind will blow ...
Or where we'll go ...
Unexpectedly cut Monday -- the timing took him by surprise despite getting a disconcerting vibe around Lambeau Field ever since his poor performance in the team's season-ending playoff loss at Arizona in January -- Masthay was feeling like any suddenly unemployed NFL player: Disappointed, confused, angry, anxious.