T.J. Ward, on the “outside noise”
“We felt like we were totally disrespected by everybody in the media. I don’t think I heard one telecast that had us winning, and as good as defense we’ve been playing all year that was the focal point—that Tom Brady was going to shred us apart. We took total disrespect to that. Total disrespect.”
Think the players don’t listen to the critics? Think again.