Former New York Jets wide receiver Mecole Hardman is making a lot of headlines around the league for his comments about his old team.
However, Thomas Morstead delivered a warning to anyone who might take Hardman’s comments to heart.
“Be careful getting information from disgruntled former employees. Getting beat out by a rookie free agent after being guaranteed millions of dollars is tough to deal with. Entitlement is a killer of opportunity. You have to earn it every year,” Morstead posted on X previously Twitter.
Jets’ Joe Douglas Strongly Responds to Hardman
Hardman made a wide array of comments during his 78-minute-plus appearance on “The Pivot” podcast.
One of the ones making the most traction is Hardman seemingly admitting to illegally tampering with the Kansas City Chiefs before he became a member of the team.
“I was so checked out like it’s over I already talked with [Brett] Veach & Pat [Mahomes] like bro come get me boy. What are y’all doing? Who we talking about? Come get me,” Hardman explained.
Jets general manager Joe Douglas met with the media in Indianapolis and was asked about those comments from Hardman.
“I’ll just say those are comments that resonated with us,” Douglas said emphatically.
Rich Cimini of ESPN said “it’s unclear” if the team will pursue “tampering charges” against the Chiefs. However, I’ve heard that is something the team plans on exploring. Brian Costello of the New York Post told me on “The Boy Green Show” that the Jets “are not happy” with what Hardman said.
“According to NFL rules, teams aren’t permitted to have contact with another team’s players or coaches. That’s considered tampering and could result in the loss of draft picks,” Cimini explained.
Hardman Responds, Jets Teammates Make Indirect Accusation
In a since-deleted tweet, Hardman responded to Morstead’s post on social media.
“Disgruntled? Entitled? lol I fw you 5 but clearly you don’t know the whole story,” Hardman said.
The Hardman potential tampering charge seemed like the most potent thing on social media on Wednesday, February 28. However, something new rose to the surface following Hardman’s comments.
Jets tight end Kenny Yeboah tweeted that Hardman is “tripping out, he ain’t talk about his own work ethic and how the Georgia eagles got our game plan.”
Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner also posted something similar on social media, “We ain’t gon talk about how our offensive gameplan got leaked vs. the Eagles tho.” Gardner ended up deleting the tweet a short while later.
Connor Hughes of SNY reacted to the series of social media activity, “That @iamSauceGardner tweet [is] more noteworthy than Morstead’s.”
Like Heavy.com’s content? Be sure to follow us.
This article was originally published on Heavy.com
The post Jets Team Leader Warns People About Mecole Hardman: ‘Be Careful’ appeared first on Heavy.com.