Now that the offseason is here, Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Gerald McCoy has been spending more time on social media which means he’s also been reading a lot of comments from fans and Bucs Nation. McCoy said he’s seen a lot of respectful and kind words but has also seen quite a few negative remarks. So, McCoy recently took some time to share his thoughts on social media and some of the backlash he has received from it.

“Here’s the thing about social media,” McCoy said, per Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times. “I’m not very involved in it in season, so after the season, I see a lot more. And it’s not that I care what these people say. I saw a guy yesterday and I responded because I think a lot of this stuff is funny. I don’t want you guys to take me responding as I really care what these people say because a lot of these people are, for lack of a better word, idiots. And I might get some backlash for saying that but I don’t care. Because their diagnosis for not knowing anything that goes on in an NFL locker room.”

McCoy added that he saw a comment from one fan in particular telling him that he should be traded, which made him chuckle a bit but didn’t affect him at all.

“One guy was like, ‘we should trade our pick and Gerald McCoy so we can get the first pick in the draft. And my response was, ‘out of all the people you could think of that we should trade, Gerald is the first person that pops in his head?’ You know what I’m saying? That’s not an arrogant statement. But if this team is going to get where it wants to get, you don’t take one of your best players or one of your leaders and take him out. You know what I’m saying? Man, I get that a lot and I think to myself where is the logic in people saying “Gerald should get traded,’ or “he’s not this or he’s not that. I don’t get the logic it. I get so much hate but it doesn’t affect me.”

McCoy said he’s always been good about dodging negativity and people’s remarks on Twitter and social media, but also thinks it’s important to stand up for himself and what he believes in which is why he’ll occasionally respond to a fan or two every so often.