CSNNE.com's Tom E. Curran reported Thursday that former Patriot Dan Klecko sent him a text message -- "out of the blue" -- that he described thusly:
"Could you please make some mention," Curran related Klecko saying, "at some point, about the ridiculousness of the Jets' talking trash and showing a lack of respect toward the Patriots? It's driving me crazy."
(And the ironic thing? Klecko's father, Joe, was an all-time great for the Jets. He played for New York from 1977-87, is a member of the team's Ring of Honor -- in fact, he was in the inaugural class -- and his jersey number [73] was retired by the team.)
Dan Klecko played for the Pats from 2003-05, winning two championships, but also won a Super Bowl ring with the Colts in 2006 and later played for the Eagles; he's not, as Curran pointed out, "a dyed-in-the-wool Patriot." This led Curran to conclude:
"[If] Dan Klecko is irritated about this, that shows how irritated the Patriots must be . . . [Inside] that locker room, and definitely inside that organization, the Patriots have had more than enough of the New York Jets. And if they get a chance to, they'll put their foot on their neck come Sunday."