D Will says Panthers didn't reach out to him when his mother died

[tiger7_88]

Man, at the very least, JR and Stewart should've been there. With all that wrestling stuff he and the RBs attended, I thought he and Stewart were good friends. His teammates not showing up had to have hurt.

Nobody really at fault here, and I can't blame Deangelo for how he's reacting. That mans lost his mother...I know hes gotta be hurting. Disappointed in JR, though. He should have atleast called Williams.

 

He did later.  And he apologized for not calling earlier.  And he changed team policy due to his oversight.

 

What more do y'all want?  Flogging?  Crucifixion?  Daaaaaaaaaaaamnnnn...

[EightyNine]

Man, at the very least, JR and Stewart should've been there. With all that wrestling stuff he and the RBs attended, I thought he and Stewart were good friends. His teammates not showing up had to have hurt.

Nobody really at fault here, and I can't blame Deangelo for how he's reacting. That mans lost his mother...I know hes gotta be hurting. Disappointed in JR, though. He should have atleast called Williams.

Someone else made a point that I think is great.

 

Do you wonder what DeAngelo did when JR's son died?  Does that have any impact on how you feel about this situation?

 

Someone else also said that they were never expected to show up for the death of a friends family member.  Funerals are for the people who had a connection with the person who died.  I thought that was a great point, too.

[Cary Kollins]

Just watched the interview.

First off, in a helicopter hanger? Lol

Second, pretty rich of Deangelo to say he wouldn't have brought up the funeral if the reporter didn't ask about it.

The whole interview comes off petty as fug.

What a strange dude.

[CPantherKing]

Here comes another offseason from hell. Maybe we can win 7 or 8 games and win the division again. I don't see anyone of value wanting to sign with Gettleman in free agency. Only those who need a stepping stone to other teams. I think it will take at least 3 or 4 more offseasons before people realize Gettleman will not be able to retain the players he drafts or bring in quality free agents from other teams.

 

Essentially the Panthers will become a farm team for the rest of the NFL.

 

Has Gettleman been able to extend or sign any top tier players the Panthers have in the past 3 seasons or has it just been the bottom feeder players looking at getting some money before they bomb out like Nate Chandler?

 

DeAngelo Williams to the Saints.

 

Greg Hardy and Charles Johnson to the Falcons.

[Mr. Scot]

Here comes another offseason from hell. Maybe we can win 7 or 8 games and win the division again. I don't see anyone of value wanting to sign with Gettleman in free agency. Only those who need a stepping stone to other teams. I think it will take at least 3 or 4 more offseasons before people realize Gettleman will not be able to retain the players he drafts or bring in quality free agents from other teams.

 

Essentially the Panthers will become a farm team for the rest of the NFL.

 

Has Gettleman been able to extend or sign any top tier players the Panthers have in the past 3 seasons or has it just been the bottom feeder players looking at getting some money before they bomb out like Nate Chandler?

 

DeAngelo Williams to the Saints.

 

Greg Hardy and Charles Johnson to the Falcons.

 

Good lord

 

[Billy Love]

Funerals are not for the dead, they are for the living. Funerals are awkward and uncomfortable, but by being there, you show your respect, love and support to the family, the mourning family. For only ONE player, from the entire organization, to show up to support deangelo is sad.

[Sam Mills Fan]

Here comes another offseason from hell. Maybe we can win 7 or 8 games and win the division again. I don't see anyone of value wanting to sign with Gettleman in free agency. Only those who need a stepping stone to other teams. I think it will take at least 3 or 4 more offseasons before people realize Gettleman will not be able to retain the players he drafts or bring in quality free agents from other teams.

 

Essentially the Panthers will become a farm team for the rest of the NFL.

 

Has Gettleman been able to extend or sign any top tier players the Panthers have in the past 3 seasons or has it just been the bottom feeder players looking at getting some money before they bomb out like Nate Chandler?

 

DeAngelo Williams to the Saints.

 

Greg Hardy and Charles Johnson to the Falcons.

 

Who is going to give a crap where DeAngelo signs? This isn't an 89 situation, he could sign within the division and I wouldn't care. He sucks now. Had a great career, but guys get old. It happens.

[Guest Barry McCaulkinor]

I had a family member pass. Guess how many showed up from work? 0. What did I do? Go back to work the next day and not be a whiney bitch about it. 

[Jeremy Igo]

Funerals are not for the dead, they are for the living. Funerals are awkward and uncomfortable, but by being there, you show your respect, love and support to the family, the mourning family. For only ONE player, from the entire organization, to show up to support deangelo is sad.

It says more about Deangelo than the rest of the team.

[ItsPantone278]

Whatever your stance is on this situation its probably not fair to either the Panthers org or Deangelo.  The only winner here was Molly Grantham and WBTV.

[AceBoogie]

My wife lost her mom to cancer two years ago. Her company gave her ample time off and sent flowers. That was more than we expected.

I guess its about expectations, and apparently Deangelo had his too high.

Sorry to here about your motherinlaw but in no way shape or form is it a comparable situation.

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

As in.....

Just...

Smith and Williams?

 

munnerlyn literally cried and lafell took some jabs

 

mitchell and ginn didn't say poo

[csx]

Here comes another offseason from hell. Maybe we can win 7 or 8 games and win the division again. I don't see anyone of value wanting to sign with Gettleman in free agency. Only those who need a stepping stone to other teams. I think it will take at least 3 or 4 more offseasons before people realize Gettleman will not be able to retain the players he drafts or bring in quality free agents from other teams.

Essentially the Panthers will become a farm team for the rest of the NFL.

Has Gettleman been able to extend or sign any top tier players the Panthers have in the past 3 seasons or has it just been the bottom feeder players looking at getting some money before they bomb out like Nate Chandler?

DeAngelo Williams to the Saints.

Greg Hardy and Charles Johnson to the Falcons.

And here we have the most stupid response to date. Congratulations.

[setzer2030]

It says more about Deangelo than the rest of the team.

THIS. Maybe he should take a step back and think to himself "Is this possibly a reflection of how well-liked I am among teammates? Neither Stew, nor Fozzy, nor Tolbert, nor Reaves had any well-wishing words to say on Twitter, though all have posted on social media following the news. I don't think this is a coincidence.