Chargers Center Calls Richard Seymour 'Cheap and Dirty' (and Not in a Good Way)

To New England defensive end Richard Seymour's credit, he didn't do Shawne Merriman's "lights out" dance after the Patriots beat the Chargers in the AFC Championship game. Still, he's not San Diego center Nick Hardwick's biggest fan.

"He's cheap and dirty and the head man just let him get away with it the whole time," Hardwick said. "They've got 10 great players on that team and when Jarvis Green comes on the field, they've got 11 great players who compete how you're supposed to play. But Richard Seymour is the biggest (expletive) I've ever played."

Hardwick added that Seymour usually plays this way but he kicked it up a notch today. I think that's called the "Lagasse."

Seymour and Chargers left tackle Marcus McNeill were apparently yakking before kickoff, and several times during the game Seymour had words with several San Diego players. He also bumped quarterback Philip Rivers to the ground after the whistle (okay, Rivers flopped, but I'm pretty sure Tom Brady gets that call).

All of these incidents probably contributed to Hardwick's frustrations (along with the final score, I'm guessing), and he was just getting started:

"Head slapping, foot stomping in the pile, running by and throwing punches in your back," Hardwick said. "He's a (expletive). ... There were a lot of things he did. There's a field goal where he was stomping feet. Who stomps feet? And the officials weren't doing anything about it. He plays like a punk."

On the upside, nobody called Rodney Harrison a cheap shot, so there's that.

Hat tip: PFT

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 57)

1-23-2008 @ 4:46PM

towniegirl said...

I would like to make a comment to the people/person who made comments about Tom Brady being an adulterer or a deadbeat dad. Tom never married Bridgette and was broken up with her before he started dating Giselle. That means he wasn't an adulterer.

As to his being a deadbeat dad, how do you know if he's paying child support? Has he been brought to court on that charge? NO!! So obviously he is paying for his child support.

Also for those of you who seem to think that he should have stayed with Bridgette after he found out about the baby (and how do you know if he knew about the baby before they broke up and not after) are idiots. Would you spend the rest of your life with someone you were no longer in love with? Hell no!!!

And with regards to the cheating, please they were filming from the wrong spot on the field, not that they weren't allowed to film because every team films the game so that the next day they can check to see what they did wrong.

GET OVER IT ALREADY LETS GO PATS!!!!!!!

1-23-2008 @ 2:23PM

allen said...

Damn Titans didnt play fair either. LMAO Cry wolf who cares?

1-23-2008 @ 7:55PM

DAN said...

LIVING 30 MINUTES FROM GILLETTE STADIUM,I'M A COLTS FAN AND ALL I CAN SAY IS GOOOOOOOO GIANTS BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF THESE PATRIOTS. GIVE THEM A GOOD ASS WHIPPING. YOU KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO, GO AFTER TOMMY BOYS FOOT. CRUSH THE PATS

1-24-2008 @ 9:32AM

kevin said...

to comment #1126 Every Year you diots say wait til next year,and what you lose the first round again?You and your team and Players are a bunch of little twerps who cant play a physical game of football without complaining that Rich S played to rough do you guys see how this sounds I would be embarrased to say Im a Chargers fan ,I would be Embarrased to say Im from San Diego Land of the Whimppys

1-28-2008 @ 5:58PM

to comment #1124 Its funny what you wrote about the Pats,how there drug users and cheaters and ladys,But look you lost to a bunch of Ladys whats that say for your Team or more for the City of San Diego and there Fans if you call them Fans I call them Babys,not only do the Chargers Players cry about a Physical Game but the Babys(you)also can only remember the 1st quarter of the 1st game when they video taped the opposing teams bench and were caught what about the next three quarters of that game and the next 68 quarters of football that they dominated and for Harrison he is an ex-Charger and Happy he is because now he plays for a City (Boston) that is as Tough as he is and he Respects that,maybe you should move to Boston and Rent an apartment next year and see how it is to live in a City of Champions and how the Boston Fan Acts (very classy)we would welcome you with open arms but for some reason I don't think you could handle it,and for Brady being a Lady what?did you catch him in bed with your wife?Lmao,and for Belicheck he stood behind a friend its called Loyalty my Friend probably growing up on the Mexican border you never learned about Loyalty just Excuses!You and your team and Friends are all Pathetic and now that you read this whole article you know it.P.S. Bet on the Pats by 15 against the spread this will probably be the only thing you ever win and you needed the Pats to help you do this.LMAO again your to easy to rag on!!

1-24-2008 @ 10:15PM

TonyC said...

To all the Pats fans who don't seem to have a clue: If your team is in the limelight, the dirty players get exposed and the good ones get praised. That's exactly what Hardwick did. Get over it.

1-24-2008 @ 11:05PM

Pats Fan said...

Tony C. you don't have a clue.. stop your belly aching... who cares if theres a dirty player on that team.. you tell me what team doesn't have a dity player...just like the NBA.. all sports teams have atleast one dirty player so stop your crying you little girl.. you'll really be crying when the pats win the superbowl!!! LOL

1-25-2008 @ 12:01AM

carol said...

#27...when the Patriots win the Super Bowl, they will be remembered as the greatest team in NFL History, the so called "cheating" of a total of 8 minutes..oh boy..look out cuz that determined the whole season..u jackass. it will all be forgotten.

God, you must be a Colts fan...ugh...

LOSER

1-26-2008 @ 9:06PM

ILuvFBall said...

Shawne Merriman is an awesome football player & is highly respected in our San Diego community. I don't always agree with bickering amoungst teams.
But when it comes to the Patriots I can't believe no one has brought up the fact that their "loser" coach was caught & fined a lot of money for "CHEATING"!! The lowest of the lowest yet no one argues that this team is truly to good to be undefeated.
I agree they have great players but don't you think it's a tad odd that they know or seem to know the other teams next play or come across that way? I can't stand the Patriiots and never could. I'm technically a Bucs fan but they didn't make it so I totally supported our Chargers & actually know they were the team deserving to be in the SuperBowl. Brady is an errogant pompus idiot. What kind of man or "sports figure" walks out on his pregnant girlfriend?
I am now rooting for the Giants!!!! Patriots are cheaters & losers!!!

1-20-2008 @ 9:28PM

Gary said...

Will the complaining never stop? For Christ's sake!

oldpatfan said...

Good thing Hardwick didn't play against guys like Butkus & Nitschke. Can you imagine the biting, poking eyes, trying to break fingers in the bottom of the pile.

1-20-2008 @ 9:31PM

Walter said...

Wah,Wah, Wah, Wah, He can cry & go home. The Pats will cry all the way to the super Bowl. That is football man!

1-20-2008 @ 9:22PM

ciawhite2006 said...

sore loser

1-20-2008 @ 9:26PM

Charles said...

chargers lost, now bring on the whining and complaints like always....

Shouldn't be long until someone comes on and calls the Pats cheaters and the fans obnoxious.

Any minute now. lol

1-20-2008 @ 9:39PM

Eric said...

Phyliss Rivers is a punk that is why he will not get the calls! When are the classless comments from the lead whiner LT going to start? Hey merriman you should have juiced before this game, maybe you would have been a factor!

1-20-2008 @ 10:09PM

m montgomery said...

Not surprising. the nfl is letting the line get away with holding play after play as well. Just ask Dennis Green who called the Jacksonville game

1-20-2008 @ 10:08PM

Rich said...

The Pats Cheat and I hope they lose the Superbowl! Suckers!

1-20-2008 @ 10:13PM

donald said...

i dont think they need to be headed for the super bowl ,from cheating to cheap shots . i dont care if they are undeafted.they will always be known as cheaters.

1-20-2008 @ 10:14PM

1000 Steps said...

Seymour has long been known as a dirty player.. Leave it to Pats fans to call him and Harrison "warriors". They deserved to win but let's not overlook that they are dirty as they have to be. I'm sure Simmons and his ilk on this site will say how you persevered, etc.. You were lucky to get the win.