“A true man!” – James Bradberry puts all ‘bad officiating’ debates to rest by admitting he was at fault for holding JuJu Smith-Schuster in the Super Bowl
Social media calls James Bradberry a 'True Man' for owning his mistake.
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Patrick Mahomes has finally proved that he is in fact the next greatest quarterback in the history of the NFL. He has at last broken the MVP curse that plagued quarterbacks since 2000 when Los Angeles Rams’ signal-caller Kurt Warner who was the league MVP went on to lose Super Bowl XXXVI to the New England Patriots.
Philadelphia Eagles lost the Super Bowl simply because they didn’t have the last possession of the game. Jalen Hurts was a beast on the field throwing for 304 yards, one touchdown, and rushing for 70 yards on 15 carriers and 3 touchdowns. Hurts became the second player in NFL history to rush for three or more touchdowns in the Super Bowl. The Eagles lost because they couldn’t get their feared running game going. Eagles’ Running backs Gainwell, Miles Sanders, and Boston Scott collectively rushed for 45 yards which is a large deficit to that of Hurts’.
Kansas City Chiefs won because well they had the league MVP Patrick Mahomes and future Hall of Fame head coach Andy Reid. The team also had great weapons on their offense with the likes of Isiah Pacheco, Travis Kelce, Skyy Moore, and JuJu Smith-Schuster who made themselves open and got those extra yardages that made all the difference in the world towards the end of the game. However, some fans are crediting the victory of the Chiefs to the refs for their bad officiating and everyone knows exactly which play this happened.
James Bradberry said he was hoping the refs would let his holding slide
The game was tied 35-35 with a minute 54 seconds left in regulation. The Chiefs were third-and-eight on the Eagles’ 15-yard line when Mahomes overthrew the ball to wide receiver Smith-Schuster. That’s when the officials threw a flag and penalized Eagles’ cornerback James Bradberry for holding which automatically turned into a Kansas City first down and they wasted the game clock to 11 seconds until Harrison Butker kicked the game-winning 27-yard field goal.
Fans were fuming because Smith-Schuster was nowhere near the ball and Bradberry has tucked at his jersey for hardly two or three seconds which is quite common in the league but the officials flagged the play anyway. After the game, Bradberry was interviewed in Philly’s locker room where he took the time to answer each and every question and expressed his thoughts on what was a turning point for both teams.
“It was a holding. I tugged his jersey. I was hoping they would let it slide,” James Bradberry said. The 26-year-old owned up to his holding penalty and fans were extremely proud of the cornerback for not putting the blame on the refs. Here’s how social media reacted to Bradberry’s statement.
No matter how much people debate on social media about whether or not it was a holding, the fact is it was given and the Chiefs are the Super Bowl champs. Still, the NFL really needs to look into the bad officiating that has been clearly evident in the regular season and during the playoffs. Teams are robbed of the chance at a comeback because of an unnecessary call.
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