Broncos GM John Elway opens press conference by thanking John Elway

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Sam Laird
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A day after the Denver Broncos and coach John Fox "agreed on a mutual decision to part ways," the team's general manager, John Elway, held a press conference Tuesday to address the "mutual decision." He opened the press conference by thanking ... John Elway.

Of course, he meant to say "John Fox" -- but if you harbor doubts about the mutuality of the Broncos letting Fox go, it does appear to be quite the perfect Freudian slip.

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Perhaps the separation really was "mutual," but it's hard not to read that terminology as a face-saving, euphemistic solid done for a coach who compiled a 46-18 record with the Broncos but oversaw two one-and-done playoff exits and a 35-point blowout loss to the Seahawks in Super Bowl XLVIII.

Hey, sometimes we all deserve to pat ourselves on the back.

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