'I mean Fred is a heck of a football player and he is obviously a tremendous person as well. These days…this is probably the toughest day I have had since I have been here as a coach. The decision that go into things it is not always apples to apples. You know in fairness to Fred probably the best case scenario was that he was released today. Gives him an opportunity to look elsewhere to see if it is a better situation. That was rough without question. The respect that I have for Fred as a player goes back to obviously the years of going against him and the fact that I know he can still play.'