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I find it almost unbelievable that LdT is STILL whining about the Patriots, as well as fans of the Pats.
Healthy LT hungry to face Patriots again - Newsday
It wasn't just Patriot fans that got on his case for his comments three years ago; as I recall many in the national media raked him over the coals as well. That's why I find it surprising that he's still bringing it up, still talking about it - and still making himself look like a sore loser.
Who would imagine LdT, fans at a sporting event give a player on the opposing team a hard time? Absolutely shocking, isn't it?
Healthy LT hungry to face Patriots again - Newsday
Go back to the AFC divisional playoff game on Jan. 14, 2007, against the Patriots in San Diego . New England won the game, 24-21. Several Patriots players celebrated by imitating former Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman 's sack dance, which incensed Tomlinson.
He even lashed out at Patriots coach Bill Belichick . "I would never react that way. I was very upset," Tomlinson said after that game. "That showed no class, and maybe that comes from the head coach."
Tomlinson is still upset about that image, although he didn't bring Belichick into the conversation this time. "They did the Shawne Merriman dance in the middle of the field," Tomlinson said. "As captain of the team, to me, that's disrespect. I was taking up for our team and making sure we had some dignity."
It wasn't just Patriot fans that got on his case for his comments three years ago; as I recall many in the national media raked him over the coals as well. That's why I find it surprising that he's still bringing it up, still talking about it - and still making himself look like a sore loser.
Beating the Patriots in New England would be a fitting exclamation point for the 31-year-old running back. And if it happens, the ones he'll be thinking about most are the Patriots fans who scorned him in the same stadium nearly three years ago.
"You know what? I would be able to finally walk off that field smiling with a big grin on my face at those fans," he said. "Just to say, 'Hey, I'm back with a victory.' It would mean a lot."
Who would imagine LdT, fans at a sporting event give a player on the opposing team a hard time? Absolutely shocking, isn't it?