Cromartie fires the first volley of Jets-Patriots.

And after last year’s foot escapades with Welker I don’t expect we’ll hear anything back from the Patriots this year.

“If you want to be a professional, be a professional,” Cromartie had said in January. “You’ve been there before scoring touchdowns, so go back to the sidelines … I hope he’ll throw the ball 10 times my way … Let the scoreboard speak for itself, which it did the last game. Let your play speak for itself. Don’t look at our sideline. That’s the biggest sign of disrespect.”

Eight months later he’s singing the same tune.

“What I said last year, I meant it,” Cromartie told Glauber. “I’m not going to take back anything. I’m definitely looking forward to this rivalry game. I still have the same feelings. Feelings don’t change. Whatever I said last year is not going to change.”