Imagine you’re the general manager of an NFL team. You are used to making the tough decisions, ones that involve people’s livelihoods, ones that often won’t be greeted with open arms by the players impacted or fans who think they know what should or should not be done.
Now, though, you have really stepped in it. You just cut the guy who was your wife’s favorite player on the team you work for. Now, you have to go home and explain yourself.
As Tre Boston tells the story, that is the position then-Carolina Panthers GM Dave Gettleman put himself in when he cut Boston after the 2016 season.