Sep. 29—LAWRENCE — Andre Tippett, former New England Patriots linebacker and Pro Football Hall of Famer, has always been a man of few words.
I remembered talking to him in the media room at the Super Bowl in Glendale, Az., the game in which the "perfect season" eventually ended not so perfectly.
He was told he needed to walk about the media room and kibitz with reporters, say "Hi," answer a few questions, whatever he was supposed to do.
"I hate this," he told me. "I'm not good at small talk, especially talking about myself.