GREEN BAY https://www.thepackersfanshop.com/Reggie-White-Jersey , Wis. (AP) — Former Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy says he was surprised and stunned at the timing of his firing last December and believes his dismissal was handled poorly.McCarthy told ESPN in a story posted Wednesday he knew it might be in trouble if the Packers missed the playoffs. But he was fired with four games left after the Packers lost at home to Arizona, dropping the team to just 4-7-1.“If we missed the playoffs, I expected change might happen,” McCarthy said. “But the timing surprised me. It couldn’t have been handled any worse.”McCarthy said he was summoned to a meeting with team President Mark Murphy after the loss and fired in a discussion he said was impersonal and “hard to swallow.” He said he always tried to be gentle in releasing players and he didn’t get the same treatment.“Mark said it was an ugly loss, and it was time to make (a) change Aaron Rodgers Jersey ,” McCarthy said. “He said something about the offense and the special teams, and he didn’t think it was going to get any better. There was no emotion to it. That was hard.”Packers spokesman Aaron Popkey declined to comment.McCarthy was in his 13th season as coach and won the Super Bowl in the 2010 season. He finished his tenure in Green Bay with a record of 125-77-2.McCarthy said he is taking a year off but working hard to prepare for a possible coaching job next season.“Time provides the opportunity for reflection and clarity and that’s where I’m at now,” said McCarthy, who interviewed for the Jets‘ coaching job that went to Adam Gase. “And it’s clear to me now that both sides needed a change.” One of the biggest parts of the Green Bay Packers’ defense — both literally and figuratively — has left the playing field. Defensive tackle Mike Daniels injured his foot in the third quarter of Thursday night’s game against the Seattle Seahawks and is officially questionable to return. Daniels was spotted on camera walking gingerly off the field.The Packers’ top three-technique tackle has not missed a game this season, but he did miss some time in the preseason with a quad injury. So far this season Randall Cobb Color Rush Jersey , Daniels has a pair of sacks and 17 total tackles, but his impact often does not show up big in the stat sheet. Still, he is consistently occupying multiple blockers and allowing the rest of the defense to rack up the tackles.Daniels is the fourth Packers player to leave the game with an injury on Thursday night. Safety Raven Greene has been ruled out with an ankle injury, while tight end Jimmy Graham and cornerback Bashaud Breeland are both questionable with injuries of their own.UPDATE: Daniels has officially been ruled out for the remainder of the game.