Detroit Lions players react to Wednesday free agency moves

Free agency can be cruel to football players. Aside from the obvious emotional turmoil of the players being shipped and traded and dumped by their employers, teammates of the discarded are also put through the emotional wringer. Wednesday saw the Detroit Lions say goodbye to a loved teammate and hello to a couple, exciting new ones. Here's how Lions players reacted to all of the news

Lions re-sign Haloti Ngata

https://t.co/rTixer8z8T

— Caraun Reid (@ChopReid) March 9, 2016

While the rest of the team was somewhat quiet, Tyrunn Walker and Quandre Diggs simply retweeted the news.

Isa Abdul-Quddus signs with the Dolphins

Players were much more emotional about Abdul-Quddus' departure:

I see ya @iamisa1! Congrats fam!

— Caraun Reid (@ChopReid) March 9, 2016

Congrats bra u deserve it @iamisa1 ✊ ✊

— Darius slay (@_bigplayslay23) March 9, 2016

@iamisa1 congrats bro.

— Tahir Whitehead (@Big_Tah47) March 9, 2016

mannnnnnnnnn.. https://t.co/lEdZwfbnoa

— Quandre Diggs (@qdiggs6) March 9, 2016

Isa my dawg man!!

— Quandre Diggs (@qdiggs6) March 9, 2016

Congrats to @iamisa1 my homie did it! Big time now!

— Kyle Van Noy (@KVN_03) March 9, 2016

Sad to see you go brother! But couldn't be happier for you! Good thing those headphones are kinda Miami colors too! @iamisa1

— Sam (@SamMartin_6) March 10, 2016

And finally, let's hear from the players themselves:

Thank you Detroit for the past 2 years! I'm forever grateful to the city and the organization!

— Isa Abdul-Quddus (@iamisa1) March 10, 2016

HEADED TO DETROIT! Look forward to meeting the Ford family, Coach Caldwell and my teammates! What's up #DETROIT #LIONS

— Tavon Wilson (@TavonWilson27) March 9, 2016

I am blessed. #defendtheden https://t.co/qX90ohXlfM

— Haloti Ngata (@Haloti_Ngata92) March 10, 2016