"He reported that Antonio Pierce, who was named interim head coach after McDaniels' firing, spoke on McDaniels' behalf during the meeting. Pierce reportedly brought up the 2007 New York Giants team (on which he was a linebacker) that beat the McDaniels' then-undefeated New England Patriots in the Super Bowl that season, saying that the Giants had a plan and truly believed they could win no matter who they played. "
"Later, after the meeting was over, McDaniels reportedly told Pierce to never speak about the Patriots like that again. After everything that was reportedly said at that meeting, all the feelings that were shared, and with his job in serious jeopardy, McDaniels was still concerned with how the Patriots were being discussed, even when a player who was on the 2007 Giants spoke about his team's accomplishment with pride."
I think about this report, and it makes me think about the incident where McDaniels left the Colts at the altar in 2018 when it looked like he was going to take their head coaching job, then suddenly announced he was staying in New England. I guess you can take the Patriot coach or player out of New England, but its a lot harder to take the Patriot out of the person.
https://sports.yahoo.com/josh-mcdaniels-was-shell-of-himself-after-brutal-team-meeting-before-firing-that-reportedly-included-patriots-jab-201920988.html
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