Tom Brady finally admits Tuck Rule play ‘might have been a fumble’

[Yulia74]

https://nypost.com/2022/05/05/tom-brady-finally-admits-tuck-rule-play-might-have-been-a-fumble/

Tom Brady just admitted the starting point of his greatness might have been fraudulent.
OK, well not in so many words. But sort of.
Brady shared on Twitter a video in response to Justin Bieber’s TikTok request asking for a new trend where people tell him something honest.
“The ‘Tuck Rule’ game against the Raiders,” Brady said, before looking to his left and right to make sure no one was around to hear the secret he was about to whisper into the camera, “might have been a fumble.”
Gasp!
Making his first career playoff start for the Patriots in the 2001 AFC Divisional Round, Brady fumbled late in the fourth quarter and the Raiders recovered to likely seal a victory. But officials reviewed the play and determined that Brady was trying to “tuck” the ball back into his body — an obscure rule at the time that immediately gained fame — and thus overturned the call of a fumble for an incomplete pass.

Everyone keep this on the down low please. pic.twitter.com/xPtrg1kXjr
— Tom Brady (@TomBrady) May 5, 2022

Tom Brady loses the ball in the now famous Tuck Rule game.APThe Patriots kicked the tying field goal, won in overtime and went on to win Super Bowl XXXVI – the first of Brady’s seven championships. If the Patriots had lost that game to the Raiders, maybe Brady returns to the bench the next season behind a healthy Drew Bledsoe and the G.O.A.T.’s career becomes a big what-if.
Of course, Raiders fans have been arguing for two decades that the “Tuck Rule” is nonsense and they were robbed of a path to the Super Bowl. The Raiders’ official TikTok account responded “I’m sorry what” to Brady’s video. The NFL’s account replied, “Tom said it, not us” with a crying laughing emoji.
Brady originally published his video with the sarcastic note: “Everyone keep this on the down low please.” After it began to go viral that Brady was admitting the blown call, he added in a separate tweet, “I said ‘might.’ Such a tough call. No choice but to respect the officials’ probably correct decision.”

[Goat Milk]

It was a fumble in today's game but not based on what the rules were at that time

I dont even understand why brady is still playing

the man has 7 rings, no one will ever come close to that, it will never be done as long as football exists

there's 3 sports where someone is the undisputed goat. the great one, his airness, and tb12. none of those 3 will ever be touched

[DrunkHorseplayer]

The Raiders made a mistake by not getting on the field and snapping the ball as soon as possible.

[jackpot269]

I saw an interview with him a few years ago, and he said then it was a fumble, his words!!

[TheMoneyShot]

Make no mistake about it.... Brady got MORE CALLS his way... than any other athlete. Think about it.

Yes, it was a fumble... and I had New England + the points that game.

[SamsNCharge99]

easy to admit after 15 years haha

[lakerboy]

In 15 years he will admit that deflategate was true.

[jackpot269]

In 15 years he will admit that deflategate was true.

They may deny it but when the air is checked 30min before a game then at game time its dropped 25-50% In all their footballs something is going on!!

[theboss4018]

In 15 years he will admit that deflategate was true.

Deflategate was a joke.. All Or most QB’s adjust the ball pressure to their liking. Aaron Rodgers admitted he likes the pressure over the allotted amount. No one said anything about it. And it’s probably more of a mental thing.. Brady was never effected after that crap show.

[manny24]

They may deny it but when the air is checked 30min before a game then at game time its dropped 25-50% In all their footballs something is going on!!

relax it was only a couple of the balls you guys believe everything

[Otters27]

Brady has had some major breaks go his way

[KiDBaZkiT]

relax it was only a couple of the balls you guys believe everything

Only guys still pouting about it were the hamburgers who took the +7.5 with the Colts. As a lifelong Colts fan I absolutely HAMMERED the Pats - the number. Probably still a thread on this forum about it. That Colts roster was walking into an absolute buzz saw. It wouldn’t of mattered if the balls were properly inflated, under or over inflated. Colts stood absolutely no chance and anyone who took them that day deserved to lose.

[Goat Milk]

Deflategate was a joke.. All Or most QB’s adjust the ball pressure to their liking. Aaron Rodgers admitted he likes the pressure over the allotted amount. No one said anything about it. And it’s probably more of a mental thing.. Brady was never effected after that crap show.

agreed, right after deflate gate he went on to score 2 4th quarter touchdowns against the best defense of all time.

indy lost that game by 50. brady could have played with a frisbee and won.

bitching about air pressure? lmfao. people will say anything to discredit him

[ThaTopMoron]

everyone knows it's a fumble

yes there was a tuck rule... no it wasn't relevant to his 100% fumble to lose his first playoff game

[ThaTopMoron]

agreed, right after deflate gate he went on to score 2 4th quarter touchdowns against the best defense of all time.

indy lost that game by 50. brady could have played with a frisbee and won.

bitching about air pressure? lmfao. people will say anything to discredit him

anyone who compares the 2014 seattle defense in their injury plagued state in the super bowl (also lost Lane in the middle of the game on a play where he PICKED OFF BRADY) his replacement got picked on....

if you compare it to the 2013 seattle D which also had better depth as well as being healthy

isn't thinking things through logically

[Goat Milk]

anyone who compares the 2014 seattle defense in their injury plagued state in the super bowl (also lost Lane in the middle of the game on a play where he PICKED OFF BRADY) his replacement got picked on....

if you compare it to the 2013 seattle D which also had better depth as well as being healthy

isn't thinking things through logically

Lane was a practice squad player, there wasn't any bitching prior to seattle making it to the superbowl, but once their in, and they give up a 10 point lead in the 4th quarter, now injuries are the reason? Lol. It never ends.

I don't care about who is injured who is on the field and how it was done. All that matters is either a W or an L.

You can hate brady all you want but a fact is a fact and there is and will never be any qb that good as long as we are alive. That is not an opinion its a pure fact

When brady haters talk about the atlanta superbowl, they always say things like if matt ryan just ran the ball on that play, handed it off, or if he wasnt a pussy, etc etc etc.

The patriots were down 28-3 with 15 minutes left in the superbowl. brady won. there is no ifs in sports. you do it or you dont. it is considered teh greatest comeback in the history of sports by most sports journalists.

[lakerboy]

Lane was a practice squad player, there wasn't any bitching prior to seattle making it to the superbowl, but once their in, and they give up a 10 point lead in the 4th quarter, now injuries are the reason? Lol. It never ends.

I don't care about who is injured who is on the field and how it was done. All that matters is either a W or an L.

You can hate brady all you want but a fact is a fact and there is and will never be any qb that good as long as we are alive. That is not an opinion its a pure fact

When brady haters talk about the atlanta superbowl, they always say things like if matt ryan just ran the ball on that play, handed it off, or if he wasnt a pussy, etc etc etc.

The patriots were down 28-3 with 15 minutes left in the superbowl. brady won. there is no ifs in sports. you do it or you dont. it is considered teh greatest comeback in the history of sports by most sports journalists.

It was 28-9 at the end of the third. I think luck balanced out. He could have won the two vs the gmen.

[stake1]

Raiders got hosed in that game. league hates them