Highlights:
Q: What can you tell us about yesterday?
AT: “I got sent home, that’s pretty much it, for being late.”
Q: Have you spoken with Bill Belichick since?
T: “For what?”
Q: Is there a rift between you and Belichick?
AT: “You have to ask him about that. I have no idea. I just do what I’m told. I was told to go home so that’s what I did.”
Q: Do you feel compelled to say something to them – an apology or what have you?
AT: “I don’t know. That’s one thing about Mother Nature. You can’t control that. You can’t run people over getting to work. There is nothing to really apologize about. I didn’t try to be late. That’s basically it, though. I don’t know what else to say. You leave home, you have people there, cars sitting in the road, you’re sitting there, what do you do? It’s not the Jetsons, I can’t jump up and just fly. What the heck am I supposed to do?”
Q: Do you feel like you are being treated professionally?
AT: “That’s a personal thing. He’s the head coach, he makes all the calls and so whether you agree with it or not, you just roll with them. That’s why they pay him to be the head coach. He has that title so he doesn’t have to have a reason to send me home. You just have to abide by it. I was told to go home, I went home, enjoyed my day off, put my toes up in the air and relaxed.”
Q: Can what happened yesterday serve as motivation?
AT: “Motivation is for Kindergarteners. I’m not a Kindergartner. Sending somebody home, that’s like ‘He’s expelled, come back and make good grades.’ Get that (stuff) out of here. That’s ridiculous. Motivation?”
Q: Really, what’s going on?
AT: “I wish I could give you some answers. I really do. I don’t know. I mean, you’re told to call and you call, you get sent home. That’s not an excuse. I mean, I could have been in the ditch. They really don’t give a damn, honestly. Hey, as long as you ain’t in the meeting, they really don’t give a (expletive).”
Comment