Mike McCarthy addre sed players, coaches after firing Published: Dec 06, 2018 at 07:18 AM Around the NFL Writer The moved on from Mike McCarthy but didn't banish the former coach from the facility. Interim coach David Savard Jersey Joe Philbin said the team allowed McCarthy to addre s the team on Wednesday. Team president Mark Murphy, manager Brian Gutekunst, director of football operations Ru s Ball and Philbin also permitted McCarthy to speak to the coaching staff on Tuesday. "We all saw him as a staff, which was great," Philbin said Thursday, . "Then Gabriel Carlsson Men Jersey we talked, and he wanted an opportunity to speak with the team. I was 100 percent, fully supportive of it , and he did a fantastic job talking to the team. Not just about football and winning football games, but his pa sion. His pa sion for the game, his love for the players was Riley Nash Jersey clearly evident. I'm sure it was emotional for him and everybody in the room. It was awesome. I thought he did a great job." It's unusual for a team to allow a fired coach to addre s his former players and staff, but the thought it would bring some closure after McCarthy led the for 13 years. "He spoke to the team yesterday and that was good," Murphy said on WTMJ radio. "I think Mike wanted some closure with the players and some of the other coaches to be able to thank them and say goodbye to them as well." As for McCarthy, don't expect a Hue Jackson-type post- Sam Vigneault Women Jersey firing media frenzy. and the ex- coach said he plans to "lay low and try to finish this profe sional chapter on the high road." Demovsky also reported, Anthony Duclair Women Jersey according to an unnamed source, that McCarthy is debating whether to pursue another coaching job this offseason or take the year off and remain in Green Bay with his family. This article has been reproduced in a new format and may be mi sing content or contain faulty links. Please use the Contact Us link in our site footer to report an i sue.
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