Phil Savage Should Be Ashamed, and So Should the Organization

Phil Savage, the general manager of the Cleveland Browns, was the victim of a bit of a professional faux pas this week involving a fan of the team. A fan, who has declined to be identified, sent a series of emails to Savage, and he admitted in a Thursday interview on Cleveland radio station WKNR that he had been “badgering Savage throughout the game”, and finally in the fourth quarter sent him an email calling him “the worst GM in the history of the NFL.” Normally, most GM’s probably don’t even check their email, but apparently, Mr. Savage must have had his trigger finger awfully close to the “inbox” button on his desktop, because he read the email, and sent back an email containing profanity to the fan. The whole situation blew up in his face this week when news of the email went public, and he apologized to the fan publicly and privately for his response. Apparently, the fan apologized, too. Awwww, how cute. Let me tell you ... (link)