Antonio Cromartie says Reggie Bush is 'unprofessional'

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Next up in a week filled with trash talk: Antonio Cromartie.

The New York Jets cornerback caught himself Friday before nearly letting out an obscenity when asked what he thought of comments by the Miami Dolphins' Reggie Bush about it being karma that Darrelle Revis is out for the season.

"I'm not going to say what I really want to say about Reggie Bush," Cromartie said.

But then, he did. And he pulled no punches.

"It's football and injuries are going to happen," Cromartie said. "But for him to come out and say something like that, I mean, to me, it's unprofessional and at the same time it's not showing any kind of sportsmanship at all, so I mean I really could care less."

It started in Week 3 before the teams' first meeting when coach Rex Ryan said the Jets needed to put "hot sauce" on the playmaking Bush, who later hurt his knee in the game. Bush took offense to the comments, and implied that the Jets were out to intentionally hurt him, adding that "what comes around goes around," after Revis was lost for the season in the same game with a torn knee ligament.

Ryan said his comment was misinterpreted by Bush, saying he simply meant that his team was going to pay a lot of attention to the star running back. Ryan again clarified his remarks earlier this week, and added that he expected Bush to apologize for his comments since he did for his.

That started a pingpong match of comments this week, with the Jets' LaRon Landry and Aaron Maybin and the Dolphins' Mike Pouncey also adding their takes on the situations. The banter has also ramped up an already important showdown between the AFC East rivals with the Jets (3-4) and Dolphins (3-3) both talking about how important it will be to get a victory Sunday at MetLife Stadium.