Andrew Whitworth will be playing in his second Super Bowl when they take on the Cincinnati Bengals in the big game at SoFi Stadium on Feb. 13th.
After Whitworth and the Rams took down the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC title game, he needed to get something off his chest as he addressed former 49ers tackle Joe Staley, ripping him for a tweet that he sent out before the game about buying tickets from Rams fans.
Staley appeared to be trolling Whitworth’s wife, who offered to buy tickets from Rams fans rather than allowing them to be bought by 49ers fans.
“My guys who have played the [NFL] game. Been in the trenches. Could you imagine trying to troll another player’s wife? When you [are] not even a player anymore? Having 49ers fans troll her all week. Sending her nasty crap. [Used] to respect this guy. This ain’t it! Could you imagine being an elite player to only become a fan who [tries] to troll women or significant others of players? Life comes as at you fast! I’m who I am because this would never be me. I respect the game.
The men who come after me and before me. Would never disrespect regardless of my cheerleader feelings. My children even know better than this. But that’s why I’m me. And he’s him! Embarrassing for our game. 49ers fans can say anything they want! Y’all can buy all the tickets you want to the Super Bowl! I would hope a legend of the game would leave a [player’s] wife out of it. Attack the woman tough guy! I’ll address that at a later date!”
The lineman later deleted the Instagram post and posted a message about it on his Stories.
“I said my side of it. And now I’m going to delete it. I don’t [need] that crap on my feed anymore I just hold him in regard and don’t appreciate inviting trolling without a respectful shout to me,” he wrote.
Staley, who played for the 49ers from 2007-2019 and currently serves as an NFL analyst for NBC Sports Bay Area.
Melissa would later tweet that Staley and Whitworth are “cool now,” so it’s time for everyone to “move on.”
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