Falcons feel betrayed after Petrino bolts

 
Coward. Quitter. Hypocrite. And those were some of the nicer things the Atlanta Falcons had to say about their former coach on Wednesday. Bobby Petrino left behind a bitter team and a boss who felt betrayed, skipping town to return to the college ranks with not so much as a face-to-face meeting with his players. "I feel like I've been sleeping with the enemy," safety Lawyer Milloy moaned. [link]

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