Ruben Brown says he did not quit on the Buffalo Bills and wanted to play in the season finale Saturday in New England. However, the Pro Bowl guard would not get into specifics Sunday about the reasons for his absence from the game.
"I wanted to play. They asked me not to play, and I respected that," Brown told The Buffalo News.
"I never quit. I'm sure everyone who comes to the games, knows me or played with me knows I never quit. . . . Even when things that weren't that good for me, I've never quit. I'm pretty sure the fans of Buffalo know that. I've always been willing to stand up if I didn't have a good game or play as well as I thought . . . I remember Jim Kelly telling me, "Hey, you don't have to tell everybody when you have a bad game.' "
Brown said on his radio show last week it would be hard for him to get up for the finale. He was late for team meetings two days early last week, according to team sources. A couple teammates described him as "distraught" and "emotional" last week. Brown had a confrontation in a meeting with offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride, according to a Bills player.
"I wanted to play. They asked me not to play, and I respected that," Brown told The Buffalo News.
"I never quit. I'm sure everyone who comes to the games, knows me or played with me knows I never quit. . . . Even when things that weren't that good for me, I've never quit. I'm pretty sure the fans of Buffalo know that. I've always been willing to stand up if I didn't have a good game or play as well as I thought . . . I remember Jim Kelly telling me, "Hey, you don't have to tell everybody when you have a bad game.' "
Brown said on his radio show last week it would be hard for him to get up for the finale. He was late for team meetings two days early last week, according to team sources. A couple teammates described him as "distraught" and "emotional" last week. Brown had a confrontation in a meeting with offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride, according to a Bills player.
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