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May 12, 2024

There are few cornerbacks in the NFL who have the combination of Stephon Gilmore’s talent and pedigree.

Gilmore, who turned 33 in September, is a Super Bowl champion, the 2019 Defensive Player of the Year who has multiple Pro Bowls and All-Pro selections to his name and has led the league in interceptions. He’s racked up these accomplishments while having a mild-mannered temperament, something that’s relatively uncommon for guys playing his position.

That’s why it was jarring to see him lock helmets with All-Pro wide receiver A.J. Brown in the first half of the Dallas Cowboys’ 33-13 win over the Philadelphia Eagles.

“It was fun,” Gilmore said. “I just didn’t like it (that) he called me old at the beginning of the game. It lit a fire in me a little bit.”

Brown was expressing some sportsmanship and Gilmore laughed it off, right?

“I was mad,” Gilmore said. “I was going to show him. That’s the only thing I could do, is just show him that I’m still here. I think I did that today.”