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Bill Belichick nearly made ex-Patriots star Stephon Gilmore cry in front of team

Bill Belichick is not afraid to rip a player a new one, and Stephon Gilmore was apparently no exception.

Gilmore, 34, recalled a time when Belichick lashed out at him during a team meeting not long after the cornerback first arrived in New England in 2017.

“He killed me one day, bro. It was when I first got there,” the five-time Pro Bowler said during an appearance on The Money Down Podcast on Thursday. “I was pressed down on the receiver. It was a bunch route. …And I got picked. Bro, he killed me the next meeting.