Holcomb, Bryant hug and make up
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Monday, January 03, 2005
Houston- Browns quarterback Kelly Holcomb and receiver Antonio Bryant had a heated exchange during the 22-14 victory over the Texans, but they patched things up at halftime.
It occurred after Holcomb threw to Bryant on a left dig route and was picked off by Demarcus Faggins to give Houston the ball at the Browns' 37 with 42 seconds left in the half.
After the pick, Holcomb yelled at Bryant on the sidelines for not fighting hard enough for the ball, according to interim coach Terry Robiskie. Bryant yelled back, and Holcomb pushed him. They had to be separated.
Fortunately for both players, the defense produced another great stand and knocked Houston back 2 yards by the end of the half. As the defensive players jogged off the field, Holcomb shook the hand of almost every one of them.
"Kelly felt Antonio needed to fight more for the ball, but that's just the way Kelly is," Robiskie said. "He's a fighter."
At halftime, Robiskie called the whole team together, put Holcomb and Bryant in the middle of them and made them hug each other. (That's hysterical!
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"I said, 'Hey, this isn't Cleveland football,' " Robiskie said. " 'This isn't what we do. We're here to support each other, we've got each others' backs.' I said, 'While you guys were out there screaming and yelling at each other, three plays later, the defense goes out and gets off the field, scot-free.' It didn't cost us."
Bryant said he maintained his composure.
"There were no fists exchanged," he said. "Go watch the film.
You won't see Antonio put his hands on nobody, bottom line. I've been in this position a lot of times before, and it's something I'm not going to entertain. You go out and try to play perfect games, and you're going to get frustrated, especially on turnovers and things that change the momentum of the game, but like I said, our defense went out there and did some exceptional things after that."
Before the interception, Bryant had caught six passes from Holcomb for 67 yards. Afterward, Holcomb did not go to him until they connected for a 14-yarder in the fourth quarter that led to a field goal.
(It's hilarious how AB talks about himself in the third person!!)