'"No, it's not an easy move," Whaley said. "It wasn't. He's been the heart and soul of not only our team but the community. It's one of those things where we decided it something we had to do and especially the timing we thought would be best for him and obviously look, he went out to Seattle and everything. But to say I acted alone … that would be irresponsible for me to do something without informing the coaches, the owners, the running back coach, the offensive coordinator."'