Chris Long

And I feel like a lot of people owe me apologies for some of the criticisms and the messages I got because it really transcended politics.

It is about decency.

It's about patriotism.

And I don't feel very patriotic right now.

I don't think a lot of people do.

Well, I would say fans have less to lose in the situation.

It's a weird thing.

I can say...

Hey, fuck you guys.

I hate you.

But I'm going to see you again.

And the fans, they don't have to answer for that.

And the fans also don't have the respect that is earned when you run into somebody.

at 15 miles an hour for 60 minutes and so you know like and i'm pretty old school where hey when the when the game's going on like it is you know i don't say the word war because it ain't war but it's we're gonna be at our throats we're gonna be at each other's throats and you know like i'm all for the violence and everything like it's a beautiful game because of that like it's one of the only places you can really like increasingly less so um

Um, you can try to not hurt in a dirty way, but you can try to, you can try to fuck up your opponent.

And, and that's a great thing.

And I think what that does is this is the player's take is I don't have anything to prove after the game about being a tough guy.

Um, you should be disappointed when you're eliminated from the playoffs.

And I think everybody deals with disappointment differently.

Everybody deals with like, you know, on the plane ride back, there's like certain people that are going to laugh and joke.