Green Bay Packers outside linebackers coach Winston Moss was fired on Tuesday, the same day he sent a tweet about leadership for the team.
Moss had been a coach under Mike McCarthy during the former head coach’s entire Packers tenure. Early Tuesday, he sent a tweet about team leadership. He said the Packers need someone who will hold Aaron Rodgers and everybody else accountable.
Ponder this… what Championship teams have are great leadership! Period! It’s not the offensive guru trend, it’s not the safe trend. Find somebody that is going to hold #12 and everybody in this building to a #LombardiStandard! Period! #losingsucks!
— Winston Moss (@Insanecane99) December 4, 2018
9.5 hours after sending the tweet, Moss shared that he had been fired. The news was confirmed by multiple reporters.
The Packers have informed me that there letting me go. #thankstwitter!
— Winston Moss (@Insanecane99) December 5, 2018
I have serve the Packers with all my heart and soul. I’ve given it my all. no regrets!
— Winston Moss (@Insanecane99) December 5, 2018
Interim head coach Joe Philbin had the support of management in firing Moss.
This is real. #Packers have indeed fired associate head coach Winston Moss, according to a source. This was Joe Philbin's decision with support from Mark Murphy and Brian Gutekunst. https://t.co/z24OgqHmTn
— Michael Cohen (@Michael_Cohen13) December 5, 2018
There has been some thinking that Rodgers pushed for McCarthy’s firing. Moss seemed to show which side he was on.
