During the New England Patriots 29-26 win over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, Pats head coach Mike Vrabel received an interesting, if not rare, penalty: Unsportsmanlike conduct for cussing out an official, who wasn’t exactly thrilled to hear f’bombs tossed his way. So, he took a note from a Boston fan’s script when talking to their TV on Sunday afternoon? During the postgame press conference, Vrabel had a few more selective words for the official who called him out.
It was nothing derogatory. I think he was a little sensitive.” While it’s safe to say Vrabel won’t be moonlighting as a substitute preschool teacher any time soon, his self-awareness when it comes to being testy in the league toward refs did pop up. It was unfortunate and I have to be better in those moments.”
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