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Last week, Jace Amaro had some choice comments about how accountability was a concern when Rex Ryan was the head coach of the New York Jets. Ryan fired back, and is still harping about the topic.
Today, Willie Colon added onto the pile:
In defense of @J_ACER22, G @willcolon66 told @RossTuckerNFL & me on 4/10 @SiriusXMNFL that player tardiness "was an issue" w/2014 @nyjets
— Alex Marvez (@alexmarvez) April 20, 2015
Colon: "I believe in keeping things in house, but for the most part it was an issue."
— Alex Marvez (@alexmarvez) April 20, 2015
Colon: "It’s one of those things where as a pro ball player it’s not hard to be there on time."
— Alex Marvez (@alexmarvez) April 20, 2015
Colon: "It’s the little things like that, the little things you just don’t talk about. You be on time; you be accountable for your actions."
— Alex Marvez (@alexmarvez) April 20, 2015
Colon also said new @nyjets HC Todd Bowles stressed accountability in opening message to team when offseason program began.
— Alex Marvez (@alexmarvez) April 20, 2015
Colon isn't the only veteran to indicate that accountability was an issue; Demario Davis (link) and Nick Mangold (link) have also previously made similar comments. It seems awfully cowardly that Ryan has only gone after the rookie when three of the most respected veterans in the locker room have made similar accusations. I'm confident people will go after Willie the Penalty Machine for hypocrisy, but it's evident that this was a deep issue in among the team last year, and the more people that state it, the clearer it gets, no matter what Ryan says.