Marshall Faulk: ‘I’ll Never Be Over Being Cheated Out Of A Super Bowl’
You remember the 2002 Super Bowl, right? You know, the one where the Patriots beat the Rams on a last second field goal, but one that we also later learned that New England prepared for by illegally taping Rams walkthroughs. Well, you know who does remember that game? Marshall Faulk. From Comcast Sports Net New England:
The Super Bowl is back in New Orleans for the first time since February 2002, when the Patriots upset the mighty St. Louis Rams. On Tuesday, I asked Marshall Faulk if being back in the Superdome this week conjured up any emotions from that day. ”All of my memories about playing the game is all good feelings,” Faulk began. “I only remember the Super Bowl I won in Atlanta (after the 1999 season). I couldn’t even conjure up the feelings of what I felt after the game (against the Patriots). I’m sure I was heartbroken and maybe a little upset but when you talk Super Bowl, all of my feelings go directly to winning.” People in New England, Faulk was told, believe he still shows bitterness over the loss. And a dislike of the Patriots in his role as an NFL Network commentator. ”They misunderstand,” Faulk corrected. “Am I over the loss? Yeah, I’m over the loss. But I’ll never be over being cheated out of the Super Bowl. That’s a different story. I can understand losing a Super Bowl, that’s fine . . . But how things happened and what took place. Obviously, the commissioner gets to handle things how he wants to handle them but if they wanted us to shut up about what happened, show us the tapes. Don’t burn ‘em.”
