Original sentence: He was officially released from his contract on December 13, 2007 amid rumours of a several bust-ups with coach Fabulous Flournoy, and signed for league rivals Everton Tigers a couple of days later
Edited sentence: He was officially released from his contract on December 13, 2007 amid rumours of a several heated conversations with coach Fabulous Flournoy, and signed for league rivals Everton Tigers a couple of days later