The marquee matchup most people were looking forward to during the Texans-Patriots game last weekend was DeAndre Hopkins versus Stephon Gilmore.
It looks like their battle has now bled over into social media.
Hopkins took a jab at the Patriots’ secondary, saying double coverage is what was needed to slow him down.
..🗣”when you see 10 double him” pic.twitter.com/R7hme5pXP5
— Deandre Hopkins (@DeAndreHopkins) December 3, 2019
Gilmore didn’t take kindly to that and gave his two cents on the matter.
Bro was doubled on only 2 snaps all game and wants to be loud lol
— The Gilly Lock (@BumpNrunGilm0re) December 3, 2019
Clearly, this isn’t as much of a legitimate beef as it is just two competitors going at each other once again. Hopefully, the two meet again in the playoffs as a battle between two players at the top of their position like this doesn’t come often.
It’s worth noting when Gilmore was covering Hopkins, the receiver had a measly two receptions for 23 yards. He was only doubled for two of 56 offensive snaps.
