Patriots wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson says he was just trying to break free when he grabbed the genitals of Jets defensive end Henry Anderson in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s game.
“I’m a grown man,” he said, via Sports Illustrated’s Conor Orr. “I don’t need no one’s ass and [expletive] and balls in my face.”
With the Patriots leading 20-13 in the fourth, Patterson rushed for one yard before getting tackled by Anderson at New York’s 24-yard line. The 300-pound lineman must have lingered too long for Patterson’s liking, as the CBS broadcast caught Patterson grabbing Anderson’s groin area until his opponent ended up on his backside.