Fan bet on Patriots with Super Bowl 50 champion tattoo, says he has no regrets

He thought it was a sure thing, but now he has a tattoo declaring the Patriots won a game they never reached.Now, Burke O'Connell may need to wear long pants for life, or at least until he leaves Massachusetts.O'Connell's tattoo declaring the Patriots the winners of Super Bowl 50 was finished last week, before the team's 20-18 AFC Championship loss in Denver."Honestly, I just had a bad feeling right in the beginning, and they started losing," said O'Connell.He has a lot of tattoos, but the latest was completed Friday night by friend and artist 'MilkTatz.'Despite identifying himself as a fan of the Miami Dolphins, Milk has actually done tattoos for a lot of Patriots players. He says the work he did on O'Connell's left calf seemed like a sure thing."That's why I said, 'Let's write the word champs on top. Let's not just put Super Bowl 50. Let's put champs,'" he explained.O'Connell said he plans to keep the tattoo covered up until he returns home to neutral ground in Los Angeles on Thursday."They're champs anyway. We got four rings," he said. "We're the best anyway regardless if we win or lose."

He thought it was a sure thing, but now he has a tattoo declaring the Patriots won a game they never reached.

Now, Burke O'Connell may need to wear long pants for life, or at least until he leaves Massachusetts.


O'Connell's tattoo declaring the Patriots the winners of Super Bowl 50 was finished last week, before the team's 20-18 AFC Championship loss in Denver.

"Honestly, I just had a bad feeling right in the beginning, and they started losing," said O'Connell.

He has a lot of tattoos, but the latest was completed Friday night by friend and artist 'MilkTatz.'

Despite identifying himself as a fan of the Miami Dolphins, Milk has actually done tattoos for a lot of Patriots players. He says the work he did on O'Connell's left calf seemed like a sure thing.

"That's why I said, 'Let's write the word champs on top. Let's not just put Super Bowl 50. Let's put champs,'" he explained.

O'Connell said he plans to keep the tattoo covered up until he returns home to neutral ground in Los Angeles on Thursday.

"They're champs anyway. We got four rings," he said. "We're the best anyway regardless if we win or lose."