A new video reveals what exactly upset Christian Barmore during the New England Patriots’ blowout win over the New York Jets.
As the two teams made their way to the locker room, the Fox Sports broadcast showed Christian Barmore exchanging words with head coach Mike Vrabel in a heated scene. Vrabel had to calm down his star defensive tackle, who appeared this-close to throwing down with his own coach.
Christian Barmore and Mike Vrabel just got into a heated exchange as they went to the locker room.
Tempers are flaring between the Patriots and New York, and Vrabel clearly doesn’t want any player to make an impulsive mistake. pic.twitter.com/kgwqljVKSA
— Carlos A. Lopez (@LosTalksPats) December 28, 2025
After the game, Barmore said he was upset over a hit from behind by Jets rookie offensive tackle Armand Membou during a running play.
Barmore called out Membou for the “dirty” cheap shot, per Doug Kyed of the Boston Herald:
“What happened was sorry a*s number (70) do dirty a** (expletive) behind my back. People want to talk (expletive), but he ain’t out there on this field. I’m just saying, bro. They want to act tough, you go in the locker room.”
Here’s the play that Christian Barmore was talking about:
#Patriots DT Christian Barmore when asked what happened:
“What happened was sorry ass #70 do dirty ass s**t behind my back.”
“Coach helped me calm down because he saw what happened. He told me to keep my head in the game, because they was doing dirty stuff.”
(via @DougKyed) https://t.co/PjHsND7vem pic.twitter.com/rVYeTRviS3
— Carlos A. Lopez (@LosTalksPats) December 28, 2025
Barmore and the Patriots cruised to a 42-10 blowout victory, keeping them in the running for the AFC’s top seed. At 13-3, they’ve already clinched their best regular-season finish since the 2017 squad that won 13 games.
New England wraps up the regular season with a home game against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday.
