Eagles guard Brooks: Playing for Bill O'Brien almost made me retire

Not only did the Philadelphia Eagles take down the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl, but members of the championship-winning team are also going hard at them in the press.

Lane Johnson has taken shots at the Patriots throughout the offseason, and Brandon Brooks became the latest Eagles player to do so earlier this week, going after both Bill Belichick and his protege, Bill O'Brien.

Prior to joining Philadelphia, Brooks spent four seasons under O'Brien in Houston, and the Pro Bowl guard admitted that playing for such hard-nosed coaches makes some question whether they want to keep going.

"It's crazy that people haven't known this," Brooks said, according to Brandon Lee Gowton of Bleeding Green Nation. "It's been this way for like a decade. You've seen - Reggie Wayne did it. He retired. He went there (to the Patriots) for a training camp and retired. S--- is not fun there. I was under the same regime in Houston (with O'Brien). I almost retired. S--- was miserable, every day. Every day."

Brooks began his career with the Texans under Gary Kubiak, who's known as a player-friendly coach, and the move to O'Brien was a stark contrast. It's safe to say the standout offensive lineman is much happier where he is now, playing for Doug Pederson.

"I came in (as a rookie) under Kubiak, who was just an older version of Doug (Pederson), then I went to O'Brien, who was Belichick, and then I came back to Doug, who's like Kubes. So for me, man, s--- was great."

While the Eagles aren't scheduled to face the Patriots this year, they do match up with the Texans on Dec. 23.