"Dave Gettleman is an atrocious GM and not a good person IMO," Simonson wrote in a tweet Sunday at 4:47 p.m., generating thousands of retweets and likes in the few hours that followed when this article was published. "The fact he's had this much time to not be good at his job, while deciding others' fates, and indebting one of the most historically respected franchises is embarrassing, and also a strong example of karma existing 👎"

Out of the NFL since getting released by the Giants in February 2020, Gettleman and company's handling of a season-ending Aug. 31, 2019, ankle injury is among the reasons why Simonson was critical, he said.

"In relation to this tweet blowing up lol, I'll clarify that my opinion is from being mislead about the severity of an ankle injury, not given details, being released on settlement of a basic injury, & finding out later on they knew the extent of it," Simonson wrote in the first of two quote-tweet responses to the original. "All things he played a role in.

"Also, to be clear I don't think this was intentional, I was a career backup player on minimum salary. I wasn't an important piece of the machine so when I got damaged I was simply removed and replaced. But I'm NOT saying it was on purpose, it's just how the nfl works sometimes."

Simonson originally signed with the Giants in June of 2018. He scored his first career NFL touchdown Dec. 23, 2018, in a Week 16 game against the Indianapolis Colts on a three-yard reception from then-quarterback Eli Manning.

Simonson earned a one-year contract extension in February of 2019. Released from injured reserve with a settlement in September, he returned to the Giants in November. The Giants placed him on injured reserve again in December, before his Feb. 24, 2020, release.

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