Cassius Marsh made headlines Tuesday when he once against criticized the Patriots culture, saying they treat their players like crap.
“The Patriot Way is extremely impressive," he said. "They work day-in and day-out. Their work ethic over there [that] they instill is pretty legendary. They also treat players like crap. You don’t have a lunch period. … You get there and you have to make time to eat in between meetings. And they are like 5-10 minute periods where I would literally go scoop food and put it in a cup and like crush it real quick before I got to the next meeting. There’s no fun. There’s no — well, that is what I got in trouble for, for saying they don’t have fun.”
Former Patriots wide receiver Deion Branch responded during an appearance on NBC Sports Boston's "Early Edition."
“New England isn’t for every player,” Branch said. “New England is not the place you want to go and think you’re just gonna play first and you do your work later. No, it’s you work first and then we play. As far as playing the game in New England, I do not agree with him on that. I never had a situation where I felt myself or any of my former teammates felt like they were mistreated.”
The Patriots will return to Gillette Stadium for training camp July 28.