Bill Belichick has never shied away from having players play on both offense and defense. Remember when wide receiver Troy Brown used to play in the defensive backfield, too?
Now thanks to some injuries, the New England Patriots coach has been using linebacker/captain Elandon Roberts at fullback, too, and he’s been doing a pretty good job of opening up holes for running backs the past few weeks.
Roberts was fired up after playing a big role in Saturday’s AFC East-clinching win over the Bills. He was asked about his mindset about playing physical football and he provided one heck of a quote:
“I run through a motherf——- face. Offense, defense, special teams. I think that’s why Bill likes me.” — FB/LB/captain Elandon Roberts. pic.twitter.com/5L0s9XGwhL
— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) December 22, 2019
Tom Brady seemed to love it, too, as he used that quote on Instagram on Sunday:
And here is video of Roberts providing that quote, but be warned: you’re gonna hear a bad word!
Honestly, the best part of this isn't even Elandon Roberts saying "I'll run through a MFers face"
It's him following that by saying "I think that's why Bill likes me"
(📹 @MikeReiss) pic.twitter.com/Vv3aIZTXGc
— Alex Barth (@RealAlexBarth) December 22, 2019
Too good.