Being fired NFL-style is like nothing Arryn Siposs has experienced before.
The former punter revealed how his sacking from the Philadelphia Eagles was very "business-like" which exemplified the cut throat nature of American sport.
Siposs' time with the reigning NFC champions came to an end after two seasons and two weeks into the new season, with the Eagles replacing the Melburnian after the team's win over Minnesota in September.
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Siposs was the punter for the Eagles for three seasons and played in their three-point Super Bowl defeat to the Kansas City Chiefs in February, with his botched punt leading to the winning play of the game for the Chiefs.
It wasn't the first time Siposs had been sacked in professional sports, with his time at AFL club St Kilda coming to an end in 2015, before going on to chase a spot in the NFL. But the way the AFL and NFL went about cutting ties, was completely different.
"They're certainly not much of a conversation, obviously I've been through both unfortunately," he told SEN radio, a week after confirming he is returning home to work for Hawthorn.
"From the AFL point of view, they try and work something out for you at a later stage, or you have a chat about things that you can work on and why (they) made the decision and that.
"Whereas I go into the door for the GM (general manager) over at the Eagles and it's just basically 'all the best, we're going to move with somebody else and good luck'.
"Probably one of the shortest meetings I've had in my entire life. And then the cleaning out of the locker process afterwards obviously never fun.
"It's kind of very, very short and sharp and very, very much business-like for sure."
Siposs said head coach Nick Sirianni did not speak to him during the meeting, rather sitting silently as general manager Howie Roseman delivered the difficult news.
"(There's) no interaction with the coach, he will go in there and show his face and that's about it," he added.
"It's the GM's work and they go in and tell you the moves that are being made, so that's how it goes."
Siposs played 32 NFL games for Philadelphia, after an impressive college career with Auburn University in 2018 and 2019.
He joined Hawthorn's coaching staff last month, where he will work under Andy Collins.
He was a chance of scoring a spot on the Arizona Cardinals roster in the aftermath of his release but Siposs chose to return to Melbourne with his wife and daughter and start working towards a role back in the AFL.
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