[Patriots] Jerod Mayo Rebukes Tedy Bruschi's Criticism Of Bill Belichick

Tedy Bruschi, now an ESPN analyst, criticized Bill Belichick's decision to go for it on fourth and 2 from his 28 in Sunday's game against the Colts because, he said, as a former defensive player, it would have "been enough to make my blood boil." Yesterday, linebacker Jerod Mayo further asserted himself as the team's defensive leader by offering the strongest rebuke yet by a Patriots player of the sentiment Bruschi championed. "I have the ultimate respect for Tedy and everything he's done for this organization," said Mayo, "but he's not in this locker room at this point in time, so he doesn't know the feeling that this defense or this team has. We still have our confidence, we still have our swagger, and we're gonna go out Sunday and show the media, I guess."

Source: Boston Globe