Boston Bruins president Cam Neely admitted the club could have "dug deeper" before deciding to sign Mitchell Miller, whom it ultimately cut a couple days later due to the player's history of discrimination and harassment.

"There's a lot of people that are let down today. I'm disappointed that we're in this position," Neely told reporters Monday, per Sportsnet. "We shouldn't be in this position. … We should've done a better job."

The Bruins have been under fire since signing Miller to an entry-level contract Friday. Neely admitted he "misread" the amount of backlash the team would face, which contributed to the Bruins' decision to move on.

"For me, it was not worth putting the organization through this any longer," Neely said.

He added, "We like to take pride in what we do in the community and how we hold ourselves accountable. And we dropped the ball, and I'm here to apologize for that."