Jets Qb Greg McElroy Tries To Clarify Locker Room Comments

Jets backup quarterback Greg McElroy said he was surprised that he became national news in January after he made critical comments about the Jets locker room in a radio interview. McElroy tried to clarify what he meant at an appearance Friday. He said people heard only snippets of a 30-minute interview in which he said plenty of positive things about the team. "I mean, I think it just started going out of control and really what I was trying to say was I was trying to reinforce the fact that I had so much faith in the organization,” McElroy said at Dwight Morrow High School in Englewood, N.J. “I thought we would have a great year the following year because of everything we'd learned from. I have full faith in (coach) Rex Ryan and full faith in (GM) Mike Tannenbaum. I love being part of this team and I love being part of the Jets organization, it's a first-class organization from top to bottom and I'm so, so fortunate to be a part of it." Shortly after last season ended, McElroy told radio station 97.3 The Zone in Alabama that the Jets had a “corrupt mindset” in their locker room and extremely selfish indviduals. "It's definitely not a fun place to be, I can assure you,” McElroy told the station. "It’s the first time I've ever been around extremely selfish individuals, and I think that’s maybe the nature of the NFL. But there were people within our locker room that didn’t care whether we won or lost, as long as they got their ... they really had good games individually. That's the disappointing thing, and it's going to take a lot to kind of come together."

Source: New York Post
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