Green Bay— Shortly after Joe Thomas hung up the phone from a call he never wanted to receive, his emotions bubbled over in a hailstorm of green and gold apparel.
Stunned by the news the Green Bay Packers were going another direction with both their 53-man roster and 10-man practice squad, Thomas launched 15 months worth of gear — of T-shirts and pullovers, shorts and hoodies — into orbit as the harsh reality of the NFL washed over him.
"When I was moving out, I was throwing everything everywhere," Thomas said. "I was a little upset.