On Monday morning, the Panthers gave Matt Rhule the boot for good.
Rhule had a farewell with his players and coaches after being sacked.
The situation seemed to have been handled with dignity on his part.
Rapoport, an insider in the NFL, calls it a "classy" move by Rhule and predicts he'll be back coaching soon.
"Coach Matt Rhule of the Carolina Panthers gave a last speech to his team before leaving the facility.
It was a mature decision on everyone's part to allow this to occur "in the words of Rapoport.