Patriots' Kayshon Boutte Claps Back At Sean Payton After 'rest' Comments

The New England Patriots spell into Mile High Stadium arsenic 4.5-point favorites complete nan Denver Broncos this weekend, pinch overmuch of that different point-differential coming owed to nan wounded to backmost Bo Nix, who will miss nan crippled - and nan remainder of nan play - pinch a surgery ankle suffered successful nan overtime triumph against nan Buffalo Bills successful nan Divisional Round.

Despite nan bookmaker's making New England moderate-to-heavy favorites successful nan matchup, Broncos caput coach Sean Payton seemed beautiful optimistic astir his team's chances successful nan game.

“They’re going to person plentifulness of remainder aft this one. Two weeks." Payton said of Broncos fans, demonstrating his ain evident certainty that Denver will beryllium playing successful Super Bowl LX connected February 8.

And successful nan aftermath of those comments, Patriots receiver Kayshon Boutte came retired pinch immoderate rebuttal of his own, claiming that Denver and its fans will beryllium resting connected vacation aft New England knocks them retired of nan postseason.

Despite Boutte stating he had not seen nan clip of Payton's comments, he had an off-the-cuff consequence erstwhile they relayed to him by nan media.

"They tin remainder successful Cancun excessively astatine nan extremity of nan day. It is what it is." Boutte said, per Underdog NFL.

Boutte Sends Confident Message to Opponents

Boutte, who was nan team's third-highest receiver by yards this past season, pinch 551 - to spell on pinch 6 receiving touchdowns - has proven to beryllium a valuable commodity successful nan Patriots' offense.

Him and chap 2023 sixth information pick, Demario Douglas, person been fantabulous complementary pieces to WR1, Stefon Diggs, passim nan season. But it has been nan playoffs wherever nan erstwhile LSU merchandise has really started to shine.

Boutte leads nan squad successful postseason receiving yards, pinch 141 complete nan past 2 games, and made 1 of nan champion catches of nan play - and possibly successful caller NFL representation - pinch a one-handed grab against nan Houston Texans past weekend.

The full Patriots statement knows that nan world expects them to beforehand to nan Super Bowl, contempt nan Broncos being an incredibly well-rounded squad and Jarrett Stidham being 1 of nan much tin backups successful nan NFL.

So nan unit is intelligibly connected them. But Boutte's calm, relaxed attack seemed to show that nan squad is not getting excessively caught up successful each nan hype - but that they are nary uncertainty assured of a triumph successful their first AFC title crippled successful complete half a decade.

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