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Michael Irvin: I never used Stickum, so stop asking me!

Published Feb. 12, 2015 6:27 p.m. ET

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Jerry Rice admitting to using Stickum on his gloves during his Hall of Fame career has made everyone wonder who else has used the illegal spray.

Fellow Hall of Fame wide receiver Michael Irvin has been asked all week on Twitter and is tired of hearing about it.

"I love Jerry Rice, but that's what everybody says, 'Oh, everybody did it.' That's the oldest defense in the world," Irvin said on WFAN. "I didn't use Stickum. I never used Stickum, didn't need Stickum, didn't believe in Stickum. I wouldn't do it. Troy (Aikman) would go off on me if I put Stickum on his footballs. You see what I'm saying?

"Stop asking me this junk. I didn't feel like I should answer it. I have not answered one (tweet) on it."

Irvin used former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez's murder charges to compare the situation.

"It's almost like -- and I hate to get this harsh -- if Aaron Hernandez starts saying 'Well, Michael murdered some people,' don't start asking me did I murder somebody," Irvin said. "You know darn well I didn't murder anybody.

"Just because somebody threw it out there -- leave me alone with that mess. Get off my Twitter with that."

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