New England Patriots DT Vince Wilfork has had no comment on the “U” situation involving former Hurricane’s booster Nevin Shapiro since it broke yesterday. That’s been mostly due to the fact that there was no media access to the Patriots players today before or after the walkthrough.
When asked for an interview on Tuesday, Wilfork declined to talk. He spent most of the Wednesday walkthrough talking to fellow Miami alum Brandon Meriweather.
According to Yahoo! Sports, Shapiro allegedly spent millions of dollars on 72 current or former Miami players over eight years on cash gifts, dinners, rides on his yacht, in game bounties and hookers among other things.
He allegedly paid Wilfork $50,000 in his junior season to ensure that Wilfork would sign with Access Sports, Shapiro’s sports agency who ended up negotiating Wilfork’s first pro contract.
Wilfork is also alleged to have accepted thousands of dollars in gifts, $1250 in bounty money, a washer and dryer set as well as VIP access at several clubs in South Beach.
Update: Wilfork released this statement via his Twitter account in three separate tweets earlier.
“I am aware of the report that has claims that involve me while at the U. While the NCAA and the U conduct their investigations @Mrs75 and I believe that it is not appropriate for us to comment. Thanks for your continued support and confidence in me.”
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