FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- This story is delivered with a bit of a lighthearted touch.

In the moments immediately after the New England Patriots' 42-20 victory over the Indianapolis Colts Sunday night, video from inside the locker room was posted on the team's website and first-year running back Jonas Gray was a big part of it after his 201-yard, four-touchdown performance.

"Supreme! Supreme! Supreme!" coaches and players yelled out as Gray received congratulatory handshakes and embraces.

Supreme, it turns out, is the nickname that Gray has been given by teammates.

This was the hard-hitting topic that we were determined to learn more about in the Patriots' locker room on Thursday: How did Jonas Gray become "Supreme"?

Gray laughed when it was brought up, pointing in the direction of special teams captain Matthew Slater, who he said has been pushing the "Supreme" nickname. Slater flashed a smile when asked about the origin of "Supreme", saying that Gray is the supreme back.

"He can do it all," Slater said, before dishing that it was actually tight end Tim Wright who came up with the nickname.

But it turns out that is just part of the story.

When Wright was then asked what led him to dub the 5-foot-10, 230-pound Gray "Supreme", he turned the question back on the interviewer.

"Have you seen his back?" the cordial tight end asked. "He has one of the biggest backs you've ever seen. It's supreme."

Ah, now we get it.

He's the "supreme" back -- in more ways than one.