Antonio Cromartie: I Didn’t Call Out Tim Tebow

Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images The circus that is the New York Jets continues to roll on as game time approaches Sunday. The other day was “terrible Wednesday,” as it was chronicled that there were anonymous Jets players ripping backup quarterback Tim Tebow and calling him “terrible.” By mid-afternoon, head coach Rex Ryan had entered the fray, saying whoever made the remark was a coward for not putting their name behind it. By Thursday morning, things had gotten even worse. Former Jets running back Ladainian Tomlinson, without firsthand knowledge, accused the outspoken defensive stars in linebacker Bart Scott and cornerback Antonio Cromartie of being the anonymous villains. Scott denied being the anonymous coward, and said if he had something to say, he’d say it. On to Cromartie, who at first wanted no part of explaining himself, after he reportedly turned the music up to full volume when reporters tried to question him. Cromartie eventually did speak and said he didn’t do it either and thinks that Tebow is a good teammate. Related: The Jets Are One Big Soap Opera “To me, it’s stupidity,” he told ESPN New York.  “You can’t sit here and say, ‘That guy’s been terrible. I don’t understand why you would say that. What you see from him in practice, he’s getting better. … You can’t sit here and bad mouth a teammate because, at the end of the day, that affects everyone in the locker room, especially that guy there.” Cromartie also refuted everything Tomlinson said, and had some words to say for him as well. “I heard it, but I have no response for a retired player,” Cromartie said. “Y’all know me. If I say something, I put my name on everything I say. I really don’t care if I hurt somebody’s feelings. That’s not me. For me to sit here and talk about a teammate, nah. If I’m going to talk about a teammate, I’m going to tell him in person. I’m not going to go to the media and say I’m an anonymous-type person. I’m not that kind of cowardly person.” This is absolutely entertaining. The post Antonio Cromartie: I Didn’t Call Out Tim Tebow appeared first on FootBasket.