David Gettleman Archives - uSports.org https://usports.org/tag/david-gettleman/ Sports News & Views Tue, 27 Apr 2021 14:26:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 Photoshopped NFL Draft Trade Tweet Fools Many https://usports.org/photoshopped-nfl-draft-trade-tweet-fools-many/ https://usports.org/photoshopped-nfl-draft-trade-tweet-fools-many/#respond Tue, 27 Apr 2021 14:26:09 +0000 https://usports.org/?p=190489 EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - DECEMBER 29: Dave Gettleman General manager of the New York Giants smiles prior to the game against the Philadelphia Eagles at MetLife Stadium on December 29, 2019 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
The NFL draft is coming up on the horizon, and that means that any last-minute draft trades could come up. The latest trade that made a buzz was a deleted tweet by the Los Angeles Chargers. In a deleted tweet, the Chargers announced that they had agreed to a trade with the New York Giants […]

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EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - DECEMBER 29: Dave Gettleman General manager of the New York Giants smiles prior to the game against the Philadelphia Eagles at MetLife Stadium on December 29, 2019 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

The NFL draft is coming up on the horizon, and that means that any last-minute draft trades could come up.

The latest trade that made a buzz was a deleted tweet by the Los Angeles Chargers. In a deleted tweet, the Chargers announced that they had agreed to a trade with the New York Giants ahead of the draft. The deleted tweet announced that the Chargers are receiving the Giants’ 11th pick in exchange for the 13th pick and a 2021 third-round pick.

The deleted tweet made rounds as multiple outlets and reporters reported on the tweet. However, it was then revealed to be a photoshopped tweet. Companies like Pro Football Focus, who are dedicated to providing stat analysis to the NFL, NCAA, and networks such as NBC, FOX, CBS, ESPN and NFL Network were fooled. When it was revealed to be a doctored tweet, PFF just posted a screenshot of themselves reporting the photoshop and captioned it with, “Posted and deleted by PFF.”

While the photoshopped tweet fooled many on Twitter, does it have any merit? Well, it does not because Giants general manager David Gettleman does not trade back. Last week, Gettleman talked about how in his last eight drafts, he never traded back. “You guys don’t believe me: I’ve tried in the past!” Gettleman said. “Honest. I’ve tried to trade back, but there’s gotta be the value I’m not getting fleeced… I refuse to do it and if somebody wants to make a bad trade back, God bless ‘em.”

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Bills Apologize To Panthers On Twitter For ‘Stealing’ New GM Brandon Beane https://usports.org/bills-apologize-panthers-twitter-stealing-new-gm-brandon-beane/ https://usports.org/bills-apologize-panthers-twitter-stealing-new-gm-brandon-beane/#respond Wed, 10 May 2017 20:28:26 +0000 http://usports.org/?p=38403 Bills apologize to Panthers for stealing GM Brandon Beane
The Buffalo Bills announced Tuesday evening that they have hired Brandon Beane as general manager, and the team has apologized to the Carolina Panthers for taking him from them, adding the move was done “out of respect.” Bills Tweet Apology to Panthers for ‘Stealing’ GM Brandon Beale Beane had spent the past 19 seasons with the Panthers, for […]

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Bills apologize to Panthers for stealing GM Brandon Beane

The Buffalo Bills announced Tuesday evening that they have hired Brandon Beane as general manager, and the team has apologized to the Carolina Panthers for taking him from them, adding the move was done “out of respect.”

Bills Tweet Apology to Panthers for ‘Stealing’ GM Brandon Beale

Beane had spent the past 19 seasons with the Panthers, for whom he had worked as assistant GM since June 2015. Before that, he served as Carolina’s director of football operations for eight years.


In Carolina, Beane worked under Dave Gettleman, one of the NFL’s top GMs. The Bills seemed to feel badly and apologized because Beane is the second Panthers executive to sign with the team since the beginning of 2017. Buffalo hired Carolina’s defensive coordinator Sean McDermott, a close associate of Beane, as head coach in January.

According to NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport, Beane’s new contract with the Bills is a five-year deal that runs concurrent with McDermott’s pact.

Despite the Bills’ apology to Carolina, Panthers coach Ron Rivera said he was thrilled for Beane, whom Rivera said he got to know very well after Beane rose through the ranks from summer training camp PR intern in 1998, and then a football operations intern the following regular season.

“I am very excited for Brandon Beane,” Rivera said in a statement. “Brandon is a guy who started at the bottom and worked his way up. He started as an intern here, starting in the football operations department and eventually became the head of the football operations department. He started evaluating talent and learned that part of the business as well. He became our assistant general manager and has been a tremendous help to me over the last few years as we made our runs in the playoffs – three straight NFC South division champions. Brandon played a big part in that.”

Bills owner and CEO Terry Pegula also released a statement praising Beane for his vast experience in many different types of positions.

“During our search for a new general manager, Brandon stood out to Kim [Pegula] and I as he embodies the type of leader and type of person we want in our organization,” Pegula said in a statement issued by the team. “Brandon has excelled in a variety of roles for a Panthers team that has consistently competed at a high-level in this league. We feel his vast understanding and experience in many facets of football operations will be invaluable to our club moving forward.”

Beane’s predecessor Doug Whaley was fired along with his scouts on April 30, hours after the NFL Draft, after four seasons with the Bills.

Gettleman also released a statement on the Bills’ hiring of Beane. The Panthers general manager, who joined Carolina in 2013, lauded Beane for his accomplishments with the team, which included a stint as interim GM after Matt Hurley was fired and before Gettleman was hired.

“I’m thrilled that Brandon has been selected as general manager of the Bills,” Gettleman said, via Bill Voth of Panthers.com. “He has worked his way from the bottom up and is prepared for this. He is thoughtful, meticulous, and a leader. He was instrumental in what we have been able to accomplish in Carolina in the past few years, winning three division titles, an NFC Championship and earning a Super Bowl appearance. His wide variety of knowledge and experience will serve him well in Buffalo. I wish Brandon, Hayley, Tyson and Wes nothing but the best.”

ORCHARD PARK, NY – DECEMBER 24: Charles Clay #85 of the Buffalo Bills celebrates a touchdown catch against the Miami Dolphins during the second half at New Era Stadium on December 24, 2016 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Michael Adamucci/Getty Images)

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https://usports.org/bills-apologize-panthers-twitter-stealing-new-gm-brandon-beane/feed/ 0 uSports.org ORCHARD PARK, NY - DECEMBER 24: Charles Clay #85 of the Buffalo Bills celebrates a touchdown catch against the Miami Dolphins during the second half at New Era Stadium on December 24, 2016 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Michael Adamucci/Getty Images)