Whitehead’s release just doesn’t make any sense

By BOB McGINN

Perhaps Jermaine Whitehead blew a gasket behind closed doors. Maybe he challenged the head coach. Possibly he said a few things to the general manager.

Unless Whitehead talked his way out of town by word and/or action, the decision by GM Brian Gutekunst to release him made no sense when it was announced Tuesday and still doesn’t three days later.

The Green Bay Packers are in no position to get rid out of good football player, and rest assured Whitehead was one. It could be argued that he was the team’s most important non-kicker on special teams and, other than Kenny Clar...