Chiefs' Tyrann Mathieu claims in deleted tweet Tom Brady 'called me something I won’t repeat'
The heated exchange took place in the second quarter
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Kansas City Chiefs safety Tyrann Mathieu got into a heated exchange with Tom Brady during the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Super Bowl LV victory on Sunday night.
The cameras spotted the two ultra-competitive players jawing at each other during the first half of the game. Mathieu even got into Brady’s face after a second touchdown pass to Rob Gronkowski.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Mathieu tweeted after the game that Brady called him "something I won’t repeat."
"He called me something I won’t repeat but yeah I’ll let all the media throw me under the bus as if I did something or said something to him… go back to my previous games against TB12 I showed him nothing but respect. Look at my interviews about him… I show grace," he wrote.
Mathieu deleted the tweet, but not before it was screenshotted. Barstool Sports pointed it out after the game.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The defensive back told reporters after the game he saw a different side of Brady.
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"I thought I played as hard as I can today," he said, via Pro Football Talk. "Listen, Tom Brady’s a great quarterback. I never really saw that side of Tom Brady, to be honest. But whatever. No comment. it’s over with. I’m done with it."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Mathieu nearly had an interception in the game, but it was waved off because of a penalty.
The Bucs went on to defeat the Chiefs 31-9 at Raymond James Stadium, capturing the Lombardi Trophy for the first time since 2003. Brady won his seventh ring, the most by any single player or team.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Chiefs were hoping to win their second, consecutive Super Bowl title.
Fox News' Paulina Dedaj contributed to this report.