Micah Hyde is finally addressing the tense moment in the media room where he and Jordan Poyer were answering questions after a 14-10 loss to the New England Patriots on Monday night.
The duo was asked by reporter Jerry Sullivan if they were “embarrassed” to lose to a team that attempted only three passing plays. Both players took exception to it and Hyde told Sullivan “that’s funny. We’ll remember that.”
As the pair left the podium, Hyde turned back toward Sullivan and said, “I come here every week and answer your questions truthfully, honestly,” before repeating “don’t do that” twice.
In his first meeting with the reporters after the game, Hyde addressed the incident.
“This even goes back to the postgame stuff,” Hyde told reporters, via video by News4Buffalo’s Heather Prusak. “Damn right I’m a sore loser. Show me a sore loser and I”m going to show you a winner. We want to win. Everybody in this locker room should be a damn sore loser.”
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“Throughout my career, I’ve had the opportunity to meet a lot of you guys, and I don’t see myself as above you guys,” Hyde said on Wednesday. “I really treat you guys as friends … The type of relationships I build with you guys aren’t just BS. I really mean it. I respect the s–t out of you guys.
“And then when something like that happens after a game, I expect more. And maybe I’m naive. Maybe I shouldn’t. But I hold you guys to a higher standard just like you guys hold me, and like I said it’s all about respect.”
The loss to the Patriots dropped the Bills to 7-5.
Quarterback Tom Brady’s exit from the AFC East was viewed as the Bills chance to finally take control, but instead they’re in the last wildcard spot and nearly on the bubble.
