NFL fans duped for a hilarious, but obviously fake, quote attributed to Mike Vrabel after the New England Patriots’ win over the New Orleans Saints.

The red-hot Patriots (4-2) narrowly held on for a 25-19 road win over the Saints, extending their win streak to three. That was despite several questionable calls against the Patriots by the officials, including this horrendous offensive pass interference penalty on Stefon Diggs:

Per ESPN, the Patriots were penalized 11 times for 65 yards. Despite that, the usually calm and composed Vrabel admirably avoided criticism of the officials that would have drawn a fine.

The @itsbostoncream X/Twitter account posted a fake story about Vrabel calling out the officials with a joke about them needing ice packs on their shoulders:

As funny as this quot

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