Blake Bortles brushed aside his critics in advance of Sunday's AFC Divisional Round game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
"It'll probably never stop," the fourth-year quarterback said Wednesday, per ESPN.com's Michael DiRocco. "There's people that think LeBron James sucks, so if that happens I'm sure there will be a lot of people that always think I suck."
DiRocco noted Bortles wasn't directly comparing himself to James. The signal-caller was highlighting that not even one of the best basketball players in NBA history is immune to criticism.
DiRocco proceeded to list a number of the critiques Bortles faced from fellow NFL players this season, much of which came from inside the AFC South.