The life of a cornerback can be lonely.
They can make 20 good plays, but many times, the few plays they don't make are the ones that fans seem to remember the most.
Last Sunday in Tampa, Jalen Mills had an inconsistent outing and it all began with the first play from scrimmage when DeSean Jackson got away from him for a 75-yard touchdown.
Mills should have had help over the top, but it wasn't there. After that loss, Mills endured negative comments from fans for his overall play. He fired back by referring to some as "fake fans." Fast forward to yesterday after the Birds' win over the Colts.
On Eagles Postgame Live, I asked Mills, who had 51 yards in pass interference penalties, if he felt he had a target on his back and if the criticism is unfair.
"For one," Mills said," I want to clear that up as far as lashing out. The picture was kind of painted that I was actually talking to Philadelphia, but I wasn't.
"I was actually talking to those fans who, because we won the Super Bowl, and we had this magnificent team that's on the rise and all of a sudden, they want to be Eagles fans.
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"I was talking about those people. I know it's a hard city. The real fans want the best for us. As far as my position goes, that's just something I have to embrace and I'm going to keep playing hard."