James Bradberry admitted that he held JuJu Smith-Schuster.
It sucks because it robbed us of what could have been a spectacular finish to the Super Bowl, and most would agree that the refs hadn’t called that foul all game until it matted the most.
Philadelphia Eagles fans might be miffed at the holding call on James Bradberry that essentially ended the drama in Super Bowl LVII on Sunday, but the corner admitted to committing the penalty after getting beat by JuJu Smith-Schuster.
“It was a holding,” he said following the Eagles’ 38-35 loss. “I tugged his jersey. I was hoping they would let it slide.”
With the game tied 35-35 with 1:54 remaining, the Chiefs faced a third-and-8 from the Philly 15. Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes lobbed a pass to Smith-Schuster that wasn’t close. However, a flag flew in, giving K.C. an automatic first down, allowing them to drain the clock to 11 seconds before kicking the game-winning field for the win.
After the game, referee Carl Cheffers told pool reporter Lindsay Jones that the grab was transparent and there was “no debate” on whether it was a flag.
“The receiver went to the inside, and he was attempting to release to the outside,” Cheffers said. “The defender grabbed the jersey with his right hand and restricted him from releasing to the outside. So, therefore, we called defensive holding.”
The Eagles accepted that wasn’t the reason they lost the game. They lost because they couldn’t stop Mahomes in the second half and gave up an extended punt return.
With all that being said, there is something about winning with humbleness, but that isn’t something JuJu Smith-Schuster does. Instead of taking his win, he tried to clown Bradberry on Valentine’s Day. That led to AJ Brown simply destroying him on social media.
JuJu is a good WR, but he isn’t elite, and he likely never will be, so a lot of what Brown was saying is true.
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