Tom Brady weighed in on Monday about the controversial penalty for holding in the final minutes of Super Bowl LVII between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs.
Eagles cornerback James Bradberry took the punishment and helped the Chiefs keep their momentum alive and eventually kick the go-ahead field goal to solidify a 38-35 victory. Bradberry would later admit that he did, in fact, stop JuJu Smith-Schuster on that play.
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James Bradberry of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrates against the Kansas City Chiefs during Super Bowl LVII at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)
James Bradberry of the Philadelphia Eagles is called up to hold against JuJu Smith-Schuster of the Kansas City Chiefs during Super Bowl LVII on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona. (Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
Still, the anger was on the refs and even Brady agreed that it was “easier not to call” the foul.
“Well, I think it’s always easier not to call him,” he explained in the “Come on!” podcast. “The hard one is when you call because there’s a lot of scrutiny with that call. And I think the point is at least from the receiver/(defensive back) point of view, if you’re not going to cover him, let’s say, within the letter of the law and you’re going to throw it, you can stop the receiver from going where he wants to go and create a nearly impossible throw and catch by the quarterback, and at the same time on the other side of the ball, if the receiver pushes, really There is nothing that [defensive back] can do to make the play. So it’s such a difficult situation because you don’t know what the game is called all day. …
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Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady calls for a play against the New Orleans Saints at Raymond James Stadium on December 19, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. (Kim Klement-USA Today Sports)
“So, you know, those plays come up all the time. Every part of the game they could be called. So the fact that it just comes down to that moment, I’m sure there were a lot of other holds that were let go. Probably there were some calls and in the end you just have to, you know, the ref is trying to do the best he could do so I don’t get too caught up in a call I think I’ve been in sports long enough and I give Realize that there are a lot of things that affect the game and a referee’s call, yes, it’s important but, you know, the referees are doing the best they can and they’re not just any robots.”
Head official Carl Cheffers was asked about the penalty after the game.
“It was a clear case of shirt grabbing that caused restriction,” he explained, through the group’s report.
Buccaneers’ Tom Brady discusses a play with the officials during the Atlanta Falcons game at Raymond James Stadium on October 9, 2022 in Tampa, Florida. (Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
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“There was no discussion. I just made sure what he had, and once he told us what he had, we went about our business.”
