New England Patriots
“I’m barefoot, however I’m not a dummy. That’s the saying I prefer to dwell by.”
FOXBOROUGH – No shirts, no sneakers, no drawback for Patriots large receiver Mack Hollins.
The Patriots wideout was on model together with his pregame apparel forward of Sunday’s showdown towards the Buffalo Payments, strolling right into a snowy Gillette Stadium barefoot and with no shirt on.
The 32-year-old receiver isn’t any stranger to shedding his sneakers in any state of affairs — effectively, apart from when he laces up his cleats out on the gridiron.
Again in March, Hollins explained that he determined to go barefoot as typically as he can after assembly with trainers from Melbourne, Australia years in the past.
“That was their philosophy, is being barefoot and sort of getting again to your unique methods of motion,” Hollins mentioned. “That grew into me coaching barefoot on a regular basis for about two years, three years. After which most likely within the final two or three years I sort of went to the, ‘What’s the purpose?’ One much less factor to pack, now the bag’s beneath 50 kilos. Like, I’m saving cash. It actually comes all collectively.”
Hollins, who lives in Florida throughout the offseason, isn’t any stranger to the chilly — particularly after taking part in for the Payments throughout the 2024 season.
He was on model together with his pregame outfits throughout his time with Buffalo, dressing up as Animal from The Muppets (barefoot, in fact) forward of the Payments’ showdown with the Chiefs within the 2024 AFC Championship recreation.
“I believe you may solely get so used to the chilly. Under 35 [degrees] I’ll put sneakers on,” Hollins said. “There’s a number of occasions the place it doesn’t matter what the temperature is at, I’ll put them on. … I’m barefoot, however I’m not a dummy. That’s the saying I prefer to dwell by.”
Hollins clearly shifted his line of pondering on Sunday, because the temperatures dipped a bit beneath 30 levels throughout Sunday morning. Even with the snowy circumstances in New England, there isn’t anticipated to be on any sustained precipitation forward of kick-off at 1 p.m.
Hollins didn’t alter his distinctive outfit throughout warmups, as he as soon as once more reeled in a number of catches sans shirt and sneakers.
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