Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Cary Williams stood by his comments about the New England Patriots being cheaters and pointed to the fact New England hasn't won a Super Bowl since the infamous 2007 Spygate scandal.
Williams called the Patriots "cheaters" last week, and on Tuesday his beliefs hadn't changed.
"Did I say the wrong thing? No," Williams told the News Journal,. "I stand firm on what my beliefs are, and that's just that. I didn't tell a lie. At the end of the day, that did happen. It's in the history books. As far as I'm concerned, I made a comment about it and that's that."
Williams, of course, was referring to the 2007 Spygate scandal in which the New York Jets caught the Patriots videotaping their coaches' defensive signals during their September season opener. The NFL stripped New England of their 2008 first round pick, fined the team $250,000 and fined Patriots coach Bill Belichick $500,000.
"I give them all the credit in the world, but one fact remains: They haven't won a Super Bowl since they got caught," Williams said last week, via ESPN.
Williams's comments come less than a week before Philadelphia and New England hold joint practices, which take place Aug. 12 and Aug. 13. He didn't sound concerned when asked about the possibility New England may gun for him during the practices.
"I don't care," he said. "That's the whole point. I don't care if they come after me or not. That doesn't scare me. My mentality is I've never been a punk, never been a sissy, never been a guy that's going to be a scared guy. I don't play this game in fear at all. I don't fear no man. As far as I'm concerned, you put your pants on as well as I put my pants on. We're going to man up when we get there."
Williams, who formerly played for the Baltimore Ravens, has a history with New England. Last summer during their joint practice Williams was benched after getting into a fight with Patriots receiver Aaron Dobson; Williams later accused the Patriots of playing dirty.
