Although Tom Brady is undoubtedly one of the greatest quarterbacks ever, if not the greatest, fans often accused him of getting favors from NFL referees. Last Sunday, during the game against the Falcons, he received a roughing the passer call from the referee, which created a huge debate among the fans and experts.

Many experts, like Stephen A. Smith, slammed the 7-time Super Bowl champion for looking at the referee for that call. Recently, Brady appeared in his podcast. ‘Let’s Go’, where he talked to Jim Gray and Larry Fitzgerald about getting calls from the referees. Interestingly, Jim Gray brought some statistics, which prove Brady doesn’t necessarily get all the favors from the referees.

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In that podcast interview, Jim Gray pointed out that Brady had one roughing-the-passer call in 2021 and none in 2019. Also, he ranks 16th since 2020 in receiving roughing the passer penalties. Since 2010, he received only 2.1 percent of the roughing the passer calls. Moreover, he ranks 61 out of 91 NFL players who got sacked more than 100 times.

After hearing those statistics, Brady said, “From my standpoint, you know a lot of those, roughing the passer because I’m a pocket passer. A lot of those roughing the passers you know come with guys extended place too, so which I really don’t do that.“

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“So, it doesn’t surprise me that I’m down on the list. I’d love to be up there a little bit higher and get you know, some 15-yard penalties for my team but it’s not always the case, unfortunately,” TB12 further added. 

Fans and experts criticized Brady regarding that controversial call against the Falcons

During Sunday’s game against the Falcons, defensive end Grady Jarrett sacked Tom Brady into the ground. Deemed as an unnecessary sack, the referee gave a roughing the passer penalty against Jarrett. As a result, the Bucs received a penalty and got a penalty, which eventually helped them to win the game.

Fans on social media blasted the quarterback for always getting calls like that. Famous TV personality and sports journalist Stephen A. Smith blasted the quarterback for looking for that call, as he defended the defender.

Meanwhile, the reporters asked Brady about that call. In reply, the 7-time Super Bowl champion did not give any definite answer. Safe to say, he felt happy after winning that game against the Falcons after two back-to-back losses. In the next game, they will face the Steelers, which will be a tough challenge.

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