Many around the NFL world were outraged when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and quarterback Tom Brady were bailed out by a roughing the passer call on Atlanta Falcons defensive lineman Grady Jarrett that helped Tampa Bay get a key Week 5 victory.
While pretty much everyone is in agreement that the call was a terrible one, there was a key element of that play that people did not notice at first glance.
When you look closer at that play, you can see Brady seemingly kicking Jarrett off of him as Jarrett tries to stand up.
Tom Brady has been fined $11,139 for attempting to kick Grady Jarrett on this play in which Jarrett was penalized for unnecessary roughness, per @AdamSchefterpic.twitter.com/KekNw4pSUm
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) October 14, 2022
The NFL quickly noticed this egregious action from Brady following the game and issued him with disciplinary actions on Friday.
According to NFL insider Adam Schefter, the NFL notified Brady that he is being fined $11,139 for kicking Jarrett.
NFL notified Buccaneers’ QB Tom Brady today that it is fining him $11,139 for kicking Grady Jarrett on the play in which the Falcons’ DL was penalized for unnecessary roughness, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 14, 2022
This certainly got the attention of many around the NFL world, who were pleased that Brady received some sort of punishment for this offense.
Good. Now refs need to start throwing unsportsmanlike conduct penalties on him. https://t.co/UDrrTPV5gW
— 𝑺𝒄𝒐𝒕𝒕 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒌 🐦⬛🏈🇬🇪🇺🇦🇱🇻 (@CarasikS) October 14, 2022
Disgusting. https://t.co/VqojtIxPj9
— Ben DuBose (@BenDuBose) October 14, 2022
— Jason Patt (@Bulls_Jay) October 14, 2022
Many are also still upset with the missed call against Jarrett on the field that helped the Buccaneers win the game.
How much they fine the ref ? https://t.co/SqfbjDx7Cr
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) October 14, 2022
How about the refs getting fined for making the wrong call ?? #dirtybirds #nfl #falcons https://t.co/JwKEeMmr38
— Alison Mastrangelo (@AlisonWSB) October 14, 2022
How much were refs penalized for missed call? 🤔 https://t.co/7bvQNSJw0B
— Trent Smallwood (@SmallwoodTrent) October 14, 2022
The crazy thing about this incident is that it wasn’t even the first time in the game that Brady had kicked Jarrett.
Video emerged on social media showing Brady kicking Jarrett in the head earlier in the game, which was also not noticed by referees during the game.
This guy be kicking or pushing the defenders every time he gets sacked, NFL gotta do something about this! 😡 https://t.co/v3gIcRLY2E
— Vai 🇦🇸🇼🇸🇺🇸 (@GOZIRRAH) October 10, 2022
Tom Brady admittedly has a lot going on right now outside of football with his marriage issues with his wife Gisele Bündchen, but this is still no excuse to be acting like this on the field.
