Former Jets running back LaDainian Tomlinson said he thinks he knows who is ripping Tim Tebow.
On his Sirius XM NFL Radio show yesterday, Tomlinson was read the quotes and said he believed cornerback Antonio Cromartie and linebacker Bart Scott were the ones quoted.
A current Jets player said the belief around the team is that Cromartie was the player
who called Tebow “terrible.” Cromartie refused to speak to reporters at his locker, turning up the volume on his iPod dock when reporters approached.
Scott reacted angrily to Tomlinson’s accusation.
“That can’t be farther from the truth,” Scott told The Post. “One thing about me is I ain’t ever hid behind [junk] that I’ve ever said. I’m not afraid to put my name to it, go to a person and say it to them.”
Scott was quoted at a charity event Tuesday saying the team is a family and would stick together.
“Why would I have those comments and then have another article about we’re a family?” Scott said. “The same day, am I bipolar? LaDainian is out of line in thinking I have that type of character. I don’t know what he believes I showed to him when he was here. If anything, I hope I showed him I was a leader and I never try to be a distraction.”
Many Jets players said they believed the quotes were fabricated or came from one person and were portrayed as coming from more.
“I’ve been here four years,” Scott said. “It’s always an anonymous source. An anonymous source can be the janitor. An anonymous source can be the cable guy. An anonymous source can be the equipment guy. Anybody can be an anonymous source. If you don’t tell them to put their name to it, what credibility do you have?
“I think the anonymous person is probably some smoke in the air or a fart off somebody’s [butt].”