Tom Brady Shows No Remorse as He Candidly Jokes About Controversial ‘Roughing’ Penalty That Won Bucs the Game at Expense of Falcons’ Grady Jarrett: “It Was a Long Hug”

In this week’s episode of NFL Let’s Moan about something, fans viciously go after a roughing pass call. As flagrant accusations of an entitled player getting rescued by the league, ‘once again’. Tom Brady, the said beneficiary of this penalty, has just kicked a person already lying down.

This past week Tom Brady increased his wins against the Falcons to 12-0. The Dirtybirds feel aggrieved by a Roughing the passer call late in the 4th quarter. When Grady Jarrett tackled Tom Brady on a 3rd and 5 which seemed like a valid play. Referees chose to penalise the defensive tackle. Further causing a storm of questioning from experts and fans alike. However, Tom Brady has a fond memory of the incident. To him, it was like a “Long unwanted hug.”

Appearing on the Let’sGo podcast, the quarterback has described the play as a long hug, be that an unwelcomed one. He reaffirmed that it is not he who makes the calls on the field. Further adding that he is not the one throwing flags. And not much is under his control in the matters of match officiating. Disclosing his competency was that of throwing a tablet, which he did not possess at that time.

He still praised the DT. “He had a hell of a game, I’ll leave it at that,” added Brady.

Did Tom Brady get lucky?

If you ask any NFL fan, he/she will say ‘yes’. The Atlanta Falcons were in a one-possession game against the Bucs. Even the defence managed to put on a solid resistance to Brady’s drive. On a 3rd and 5 play, defensive tackle Grady Jarrett tackled Brady behind the line of scrimmage. The Falcon fans hopped up in joy, as the team would have the ball with around 3 minutes on the clock. When are you going to get a better chance to get back at Tom Brady?

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While the Falcon’s offense was gearing up, a yellow flag changed the direction of the game. The play was called back for Roughing a passer, a personal foul. On the defense number 97, Grady Jarrett. He got to Brady from his behind and tackled him. While grabbing him, his momentum took them down. And with that, TB12 was thrown into the ground.

Instead, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers started on a 1st down and saw the clock through. No doubt that Tom Brady was lucky to get the flag. However, he reminds everyone that it wasn’t really the game design they were going for. And while another controversy gets added to his bag, he still stays undefeated against the Atlanta Falcons franchise.

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