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New England Patriots protect tackle Christian Barmore accused New York Jets tackle Armand Membou of being a "dirty" player, alleging Membou fell connected him aft nan whistle during nan Patriots’ lopsided triumph complete nan Jets connected Sunday.
The incident took spot conscionable earlier halftime pinch the Jets connected third-and-long and nan Patriots starring 35-3. After nan play, Barmore was seen being held backmost by teammates and successful a heated chat pinch caput coach Mike Vrabel arsenic nan players headed toward nan locker room.
Armand Membou (70) of nan New York Jets runs nan shot during an NFL shot crippled against nan New England Patriots astatine Gillette Stadium successful Foxborough, Massachusetts, connected Nov. 13, 2025. (Jaiden Tripi/Getty Images)
It wasn’t instantly clear what triggered Barmore’s guidance but he told The Boston Herald that
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Membou had fallen connected him good aft nan whistle was blown.
"What happened was sorry ass number (70) do dirty-a-- (expletive) down my back," Barmore said. "People want to talk (expletive), but he ain’t retired location connected this field. I’m conscionable saying, bro. They want to enactment tough, you spell successful nan locker room."
"The play was already over," he continued. "I heard nan whistle blown. Bro came down maine and virtually landed his full assemblage connected my back."
Video of nan play does show Membou falling connected Barmore adjacent nan statement of scrimmage.
Christian Barmore (90) of nan New England Patriots runs during an NFL shot crippled against nan Baltimore Ravens astatine M&T Bank Stadium successful Baltimore, Maryland, connected Dec. 21, 2025. (Michael Owens/Getty Images)
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Vrabel addressed his conversion pinch Barmore aft nan game, adding that he was reminding nan squad to "keep their composure."
"We person an personality that we've shown and that we've put retired location connected nan shot field, and made awesome decisions for nan shot squad and we don't want to springiness group free yards and that was it, conscionable a reminder and Christian (Barmore), they did a awesome job. I mean, nan referee came complete location and told maine that some him and Corey Durden and everybody other were doing a bully occupation of trying not to get successful thing aft nan whistle and aft nan play and I admit that. It was conscionable a reminder."
Barmore echoed that sentiment, telling The Herald, "We already knew what they were doing, truthful we had to support cool for nan team."
"We sewage nan win. Look astatine nan scoreboard. I’m proud of my team, proud of us, proud of nan D-line. We’re conscionable going to support getting better."
New England Patriots backmost Drake Maye (10) is tally retired of bounds by New York Jets linebacker Jamien Sherwood (44) during nan first half of an NFL shot game, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025, successful East Rutherford, New Jersey. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin)
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Drake Maye threw a career-high 5 touchdown passes and nan Patriots vanished nan regular play undefeated connected nan roadworthy pinch a 42-10 triumph complete nan Jets.
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