The Green Bay Packers trading cornerback Rasul Douglas was off the radar, especially to the player involved.
November 03, 2023 at 9:55 am PDTLAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 09: Rasul Douglas #29 of the Green Bay Packers reacts after giving up a first down during the third quarter against the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium on October 09, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Douglas was traded before Tuesday's deadline to the Buffalo Bills and he clearly wasn't expecting it. Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst called Douglas first on Tuesday afternoon, he told media in Buffalo on Friday. He was so surprised by the news, he thought it was a joke. And he hung up thinking it was a joke.
"At first, because called me at first, I thought it was like a joke, because he didn't say too much," Douglas said, ."He just was like, 'We're trading you.' And then it was over, the conversation was over. I just hung up.""And then I'm sitting there and Mark Murphy called me. And he's got a voice that’s like, you know that it’s him," Douglas said."So I’m like, ‘Oh, now, this ain’t no joke.’"Douglas was a great story with the Packers.
Reality had to set in quickly for Douglas, who joins a team with Super Bowl hopes. Life can change fast in the NFL, as Douglas knows too well.
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