It is the most talked about penalty from this weekend.
When it comes to controversy, Tom Brady has seen it all. The quarterback has played in games with controversial calls from the officials that have either gone his team’s way or hurt his team in some fashion.
Controversial calls from the referees aren’t unusual, but it can suck when it happens on the biggest stage. That was seen in Super Bowl 57 when Philadelphia Eagles cornerback James Bradberry was called for a defensive hold on Kansas City Chiefs receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster.
That call allowed the Chiefs to run the clock down to about eight seconds to kick a game-winning field goal. Had that flag not been thrown, the Chiefs would have attempted a field goal with enough time on the clock for Jalen Hurts and the Eagles to try for a tie or a championship win.
Brady, on his Let’s Go Podcast, said it would’ve been easier had the official not thrown the flag, but he didn’t get caught up in the penalty.
After the game, Bradberry admitted that he held Smith-Schuster but he had hopes that the officials would let it go. Head coach Nick Sirianni made it clear that the game was not decided on that one call.
The Chiefs won and are now getting set to have their parade on Wednesday.
