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Giovani Bernard got testy with reporters over botched fake punt

Giovani Bernard in the locker room

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had one of the worst second-half meltdowns you will ever see in their loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, and things began to come unraveled when Giovani Bernard made a critical mistake early in the third quarter. The veteran running back reluctantly spoke with reporters about the miscue after the game.

The Bucs were leading 17-3 when they called a fake punt from their own 26 on their first drive of the second half. Bernard was supposed to take a direct snap and try to run up the gut, but he somehow missed the call. He did not realize the snap was coming to him, which led to a fumble.

Tampa Bay’s defense held the Bengals to a field goal, but nothing went right for the Bucs from there. Tom Brady fumbled twice and threw two interceptions as Cincinnati scored 34 unanswered points. The Bengals won 34-23.

When reporters first tried to ask Bernard about the botched fake punt, he attempted to leave without answering questions. He then had a testy exchange with the media. Bernard accused reporters of not making an effort to talk to him all season until he messed up. ESPN’s Jenna Laine shared a video of the back-and-forth:

Bernard eventually fielded the questions. He took full responsibility for not knowing the playcall.

“It was a miscommunication, that’s all it was, on my part,” Bernard said. “I take complete fault for that.”

Bernard has been limited to just a handful of games this season because of injuries. Laine pointed that out to him when Bernard implied that the media only wanted a comment from him after he did something wrong. While Tampa Bay’s meltdown was not all on him, he certainly played a role.

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