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Dillon sounds off

Running back Corey Dillon lashed into the media during Thursday’s locker room access period (11-11:45 a.m. ET).

Asked a question about being buried by critics, Dillon responded by saying: “You guys don’t sign my checks and when it’s all over with, where are you guys going to be? Nowhere. So why does it really matter to me what you guys write or what you think? I don’t give a [care]. I don’t care. All I care about is what my teammates think and how we go out there and play football. Much more, I don’t give a [care]. You can tell Bill [Belichick], I don’t give a [care]. This is what it is. Take it or leave it. I don’t care. Writing about the running game, who gives a [care]? We’re in the playoffs. We’re playing for something. If you guys don’t feel me on that, I don’t know what to tell you. If you don’t like it, if you don’t like me, I don’t care. It doesn’t matter. You guys aren’t going to do nothing for my life after football, so why should I give a [care]? I don’t. I keep it real. That’s what it is. I want to do what I do, I want to do what I’ve been doing, it doesn’t matter how many yards I got, how many yards I don’t got. I don’t care. It’s playoff time. We’re playing for something. Bottom line. Take it or leave it. If you don’t like it, don’t come over to 28’s locker and don’t bother me, because I don’t care.”

According to one media member in the interview, Dillon grew frustrated when a prior one-on-one interview was interrupted multiple times. Dillon granted the one-on-one interview, then was asked to speak to all media members, which he didn’t initially want to do.

--Mike