What did Tom Brady say to trigger bully Mathieu?
During the first half of the Chiefs’ Super Bowl 55 loss to the Buccaneers, Kansas City Security had a heated verbal exchange with Brady, who won the Super Bowl MVP award after leading Tampa Bay to victory with a 201 yard pass and three touchdowns would have. After a Brady TD pass with only six seconds left in the second quarter, Mathieu ran to Brady and put a finger right in his face. Brady then felt the need to prolong the conversation and chase Mathieu before teammates parted the two.
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Mathieu was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct, but Brady was not penalized.
In a since-deleted tweet posted on Sunday evening, Mathieu claimed Brady may have crossed the line with his choice of words.
“He called me something that I will not repeat, but yes, I will let all media submit to me [the] Bus like I did something or said something to him, “tweeted Mathieu.” Go back to my previous games against [Brady]. I showed him nothing but respect. Check out my interviews about him. I show mercy. “
During his post-game media availability, Mathieu declined to provide details about the trash talk incident but told reporters he didn’t think it would affect his performance.
“I thought I played as hard as possible today,” said Mathieu (via ProFootballTalk). “Look, Tom Brady is a great quarterback. I never really saw that side of Tom Brady, to be honest. But whatever. No comment. It’s over. I’m done with it.”
Mathieu ended the defeat with three duels and had to intercept in the first half with a holding penalty.
