Rodney Harrison isn't a fan of OBJ's Patriots comments

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The New England Patriots aren’t big on talking and creating a stir in the public. The “Patriot Way” has always been about being humble and staying focused on the game.

So, one could see how former Patriots’ safety, Rodney Harrison, could get a bit irritated at Odell Beckham Jr.’s recent comments.

In an interview with GQ earlier this month, the Cleveland Browns’ newest acquisition stated that he wanted to turn the Browns into the New England Patriots.

While what he said wasn’t all that bad, Harrison thinks that OBJ needs to let his play do the talking and prove himself on the field.

“I think the first thing they have to do is if they want to be like the Patriots, they have to shut up,” Harrison said on “The Zach Gelb Show” on CBS Radio. “You don’t need Odell Beckham talking, talking about he’s trying to be like the Patriots. Just shut up and play, OK?”

OBJ did take back some of those first comments in an Instagram story, saying that he appreciates and recognizes the talent that the New England Patriots have had over the last decade and a half and that he will continue to work to help the Browns become great, but his original statement rubbed Harrison the wrong way.

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