Cardinals draw social media backlash after firing Jonathan Gannon day after birthday tribute

The Arizona Cardinals are facing backlash connected societal media aft sharing a poorly timed day station for erstwhile caput manager Jonathan Gannon, who was fired by the squad connected Monday pursuing 3 seasons.

Gannon, who turned 43 connected Sunday, was celebrated by the squad with a societal media station connected X that read, "Happy Birthday, JG!"

Arizona Cardinals caput manager Jonathan Gannon reacts during the 2nd 4th of a crippled against the Los Angeles Rams astatine SoFi Stadium successful Inglewood, California, connected Jan. 4, 2026. (Harry How/Getty Images)

But the pursuing day, the enactment fired Gannon. 

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"Happy birthday! Your acquisition is... you're fired," 1 remark beneath the station read.

 "Posting this earlier you occurrence him the adjacent time is nasty work," different idiosyncratic wrote earlier Monday’s quality broke. 

"Elite level trolling by the Cardinals societal media team," different remark read. 

Arizona Cardinals caput manager Jonathan Gannon leaves the tract aft an NFL shot crippled against the Cincinnati Bengals successful Cincinnati, Ohio, connected Dec. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)

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Gannon was fired aft the Cardinals ended the play with a 37-20 nonaccomplishment to the Los Angeles Rams, marking their ninth consecutive nonaccomplishment of the year.

"Jonathan is simply a precise smart, motivated, enthusiastic, intelligent, awesome coach," Cardinals proprietor Michael Bidwill said during a property league connected Monday. 

"He made america better, but I think, arsenic you each know, this is simply a league astir wins and losses. The wins and losses talk for themselves — particularly this year. We conscionable felt similar we were going successful the incorrect direction, and we needed to alteration course."

Arizona Cardinals caput manager Jonathan Gannon stands connected the sideline during a crippled against the Atlanta Falcons astatine State Farm Stadium successful Glendale, Arizona, connected Dec. 21, 2025. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)

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Gannon parts ways with the enactment with a 15-36 record.

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