Ray Lewis, never short on words has spoken out against the player that helped him get his second Super Bowl ring.

Lewis openly questioned Flacco’s passion in a television interview.

“Gifted? Absolutely. Passionate about what he do? I’ve never seen that,” Lewis told Fox Sports 1 on Thursday. “I don’t know what that looks like.”

The pair were teammates for five seasons (2008-2012), culminating in a title in 2012 which sent Lewis into retirement as a hero.  The real hero of the postseason run was Flacco, who threw 11 touchdowns without an interception during the run.

“I don’t know how many times you’ll hear somebody just really go out on a limb to defend he’s the greatest teammate I’ve ever had,” Lewis said. “I don’t know how many times you’ll hear that. Maybe it’s because his personality just isn’t that personality. He’s not a rah-rah guy. He won’t say much. But, in the game of football, there has to be some burning fire behind you.”