Eagles Player Fletcher Cox Claims He's Never Watched The Super Bowl

The Philadelphia Eagles ’ Fletcher Cox said Wednesday that he’d never watched the Super Bowl . In person. On television. Ever.

The defensive tackle, who will get a chance to play in the Super Bowl on Feb. 4 against the New England Patriots, excited reporters’ curiosity when asked about his memories of the big game at a press conference.

“Nah, man. You know, I don’t really watch football,” he answered during a surprising exchange covered  by several  outlets. “Ya’ll know that.”

“Not even the Super Bowl?” the reporter asked.

“Nah, I don’t watch sports. You know that.”

Another journalist, just to clarify, chimed in, “Not any of them?”

And Cox stuck to his guns, saying “No, I don’t watch sports.”

A similar exchange can be seen in a short clip posted on Twitter by SB Nation:

But evidence suggested otherwise. 

This 2015 Cox tweet, found by Sports Illustrated , was posted shortly after the Patriots’ Malcolm Butler intercepted the Seattle Seahawks’ Russell Wilson to seal New England’s Super Bowl victory.

Freezing Cold Takes noticed the same thing, plus a comment about the 2012 game. 

So maybe he listened to it on the radio?