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Eric Decker backs wife in Twitter skirmish

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Eric Decker is standing by his woman in a low-level skirmish with Jets fans, and said his wife will be reactivating her Twitter account.

"She wasn't attacking Jets fans, she was attacking people that were saying negative comments. And I've got a lot of respect for the fact that she's going to say what a lot of people feel," Decker said Friday in the Jets locker room.

In case you missed the fracas, Decker tweeted at fans to tell him how much they loved the team and he'd give away a prize. But with the Jets being 1-7 and some fans a little roiled, things kind of spiraled.

Obviously annoyed at the abuse directed at her husband, Decker's wife, the country singer Jesse James Decker, tweeted: "You think he really cares what y'all think, haters? He's laughing his ass alllll the way home ... Life is pretty good here, can't complain."

Soon after, she deleted her account.

Decker blamed the negative people who used his giveaway as an opportunity to vent their frustration with the team.

"If you don't like something, don't say anything," Decker said. "That's my attitude to those people. But at the end of the day, she's got my back. I did a nice gesture as far as reaching out to fans and giving a prize away, so I guess if you guys don't like that, then don't write about it."