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#BREAKING: @DeAngeloRB tells me he's released from @Panthers. Done deal. Exclusive story - tonight at 11pm.

 

So as expected, DeAngelo Williams has been released by the #Panthers, according to @MollyGrantham, who he’s done many TV pieces with.

 

RB DeAngelo Williams tells WBTV that the Panthers have released him, confirming rumors heard this week at the NFL combine

 

There it is. RT @ChrisDotWeb #BREAKING @DeAngeloRB says been released by Panthers. Exclusive w/ @MollyGrantham » http://shout.lt/WJQl 

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Two pieces from the article:

 

"We sat down and he told me 'The fact of the matter is we're going to have to release you'," Williams told Molly Grantham during a sit down conversation. "I said you know, 'Why?' and he said, 'because we don't run the ball enough. Just like you said back before the season started, we don't run the ball enough to keep you and both [Jonathan Stewart], so we're going to release you'."
 

"I don't feel bitter at all. [stewart] had the hot hand at the end of the season. He's a great running back, obviously, uh, I don't feel bitter at all. It's a business," Williams said. "And that business comes back and reminds us year after year - whether it be Steve Smith, whether it be Jordan Gross, whether it be myself - it's going to happen to every guy in that locker room, so it doesn't bother me at all."

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