After saying the tuck rule was the " only reason we know Tom Brady," the former Raven is back with more to say about the New England team. On ESPN’s Pro Bowl pregame show, Lewis mentioned the warning the NFL gave Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch regarding his gold cleats, and mentioned the Patriots wins are tainted at this point.
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Lewis was once under national attention for something other than the hard hits he delivered on the field. The former linebacker has been accused of murder, and later cheating by using a banned substance. He’s not the first person who comes to mind when honesty and integrity are brought up.
For those who think his comments are merely based on his former, and perhaps still current, rivalry with the Patriots, he reassures that is not the reason.
“Every time we talk about the Patriots, you have the Patriots fans … you get all the talk about the jealousy of them and all that," Lewis said. “I won two Super Bowls, I’ve been Defensive Player of the Year, I’ve been MVP of the Super Bowl, I’ve went to New England and won so I’m not jealous of them at all.”
Lewis does have all of that going for him, but his rant has a “people who live in glass houses” type of vibe.
UPDATE: Lewis isn’t the only one who feels this way. Hall of Fame receiver Jerry Rice also threw out the a-word in interviews last week.
