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Last Thursday, John Bowman used social media to let his frustration be known, dispatching some controversial tweets that could easily have been misinterpreted — while spurning an interview request.

On Sunday, two days following the firing of Alouettes head coach Tom Higgins, the 10-year veteran rush-end admitted he took exception with some of Higgins’ public declarations.

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“At first, it burned me because of the things I’ve done for this team — on and off the field. I try to do my best,” Bowman said. “I told him it was unfair. If he thought I reached my expiration date, which is crazy because he’s probably the only one who thought that, he should have cut me at training camp.”

Higgins never specifically said Bowman’s career was over last Wednesday, when he addressed the media in Vancouver. But he spoke of Bowman in the past tense, while intimating the 33-year-old could well be past his prime.

“Don’t bring me out here if you think I’m just a keepsake. If they didn’t think I could play, Jim Popp would have cut me. They wouldn’t have brought me to camp,” Bowman said. “Did (Higgins) mean it? I don’t know. You just can’t let that come out of your mouth. I would never disgrace him or his family.”