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Kevin Faulk has a message for those who think the Patriots are cheaters

"Tell them to come in our meeting room, come in our practice one day and see what we do."

Tom Brady joined Kevin Faulk on stage at the end of Faulk's Patriots Hall of Fame induction speech. Steven Senne/AP

Kevin Faulk sported a Tom Brady jersey at his Patriots Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Gillette Stadium on Monday. And perhaps he had Brady on his mind when he spoke to the Patriots’ critics.

“All those people that say we’re cheaters, just tell them to come in our meeting room, come in our practice one day and see what we do, and understand why we are who we are, and why we’re here,” Faulk said at the end of his speech Monday.

Faulk was a member of the Patriots team when they were punished for the Spygate scandal.

Later in the ceremony Monday, Brady appeared donning Faulk’s jersey, likely mirroring Faulk’s gesture of respect by wearing Brady’s jersey to the 2016 NFL Draft. The NFL stripped the Patriots of a first-round pick in this year’s draft for Deflategate.

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