Patriots' Will Campbell explains why he stiffed media after poor Super Bowl performance: 'I know myself'

Nobody connected the New England Patriots discourtesy looked otherworldly during Super Bowl LX, but Will Campbell took the brunt of the blame.

The violative tackle was the 4th enactment of past year's NFL Draft, which automatically comes with rather precocious expectations.

Campbell struggled passim the season, particularly successful the playoffs, arsenic helium had conscionable returned from a Grade 3 MCL sprain successful Week 18. In the Super Bowl, helium allowed 14 pressures — the astir successful a crippled by immoderate lineman each season.

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New England Patriots violative tackle Will Campbell walks disconnected the tract aft Super Bowl LX astatine Levi's Stadium connected Feb. 8, 2026.  (Danielle Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Knowing he’d person to reply for arguably the worst show by a lineman each season, Campbell did not talk to the media aft the game. But backmost successful New England connected Tuesday, helium went to the microphone and voluntarily apologized to the media, saying helium was acrophobic of saying thing he’d regret.

"(I) conscionable had a batch of emotions, obviously, going aft a pugnacious loss, a agelong year. Just a batch of emotions travel with that," helium said, via the Boston Herald. "I conscionable wanted to marque definite that I had my caput connected decently earlier I said thing I didn’t privation to say, thing that I didn’t request to say. And I cognize that tin happen, particularly with myself, whenever there’s emotions involved."

New England Patriots tackle Will Campbell (66) and Seattle Seahawks linebacker Derick Hall speech words during the 2nd fractional of the NFL Super Bowl 60 shot game, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026, successful Santa Clara, California. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

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"When I get emotional, I thin to person nary mind. And that's not the mode that I request to attack this thing. I cognize myself, and if I would person spoken after, I would person said thing that I didn't request to say," Campbell added.

As for the blasted he's gotten, Campbell said it comes with the territory.

"It comes with the job. When you don't perform, obviously, I was (drafted) high, paid a lot. So radical expect a definite thing, and I expect much of myself. So whenever I don't perform, I don't expect everyone to beryllium like, 'It's OK, buddy.' I mean, evidently it sucks. But it doesn't suck for anyone much than it sucks for me," helium said.

Campbell started successful each 17 games helium played this season, including the postseason, and expects to amended significantly.

Drake Maye of the New England Patriots looks to walk arsenic Will Campbell blocks against the Seattle Seahawks during the 2nd fractional of Super Bowl LX astatine Levi's Stadium connected Feb. 8, 2026, successful Santa Clara, California.  (Kathryn Riley/Getty Images)

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"I don’t deliberation 1 show defines a season. I deliberation I did immoderate bully things this year," helium said. "Obviously, there’s country for maturation successful each facet of my game. I’m 22 years old. I person a batch of country for maturation successful each facet arsenic a player, arsenic a person — whether that’s spot and conditioning, walk protection, tally blocking, immoderate it mightiness be. I person maturation everywhere. I’m young. I’m learning."

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