“Of course,” Stephon Gilmore responded when asked if they’d retaliate. “We’re not gonna let nobody push us around. You know what I’m saying? We’re gonna play smart. We know them guys like to try to get under your skin and make you react a certain way. We’re gonna try to take it in between the lines and play good football.”
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Nickell Robey-Coleman, who was fined $9,115 for his involvement the first time, said he’s willing to get fined again for the cause.
Buffalo’s coach, Rex Ryan, seemed to side with his players as well when asked about it by the media:
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Q: Would you remind your team before this game to keep that to a minimum?Ryan: No. I mean with us, just go out and warm up. That’s what you do but any of the extracurricular things, you know, there’s absolutely zero focus on that, and shouldn’t be any focus on that. It’s just about playing games. I mean if people want to show how tough they are, put the boxing gloves on and get in the ring or something. That might be more impressive.
As for the Patriots, coach Bill Belichick didn’t want to speak about scuffles: “I think what we need to do this week is go up there and play a good football game in all three phases of the game.”
