James Bradberry admits to crucial holding
call in Super Bowl 2023
New York Post,
by
Andrew Crane
Original Article
Posted By: Imright,
2/13/2023 1:03:57 AM
James Bradberry’s first Super Bowl appearance will always be defined by a single call. It’s the one that directly correlated with the end of the Eagles’ special season, the one that soured a season-long redemption story of his own after the cornerback was released by the Giants and started over during the offseason.
Though some might label the fourth-quarter holding penalty a poor officiating call, Bradberry admitted he committed a penalty while defending Chiefs wideout JuJu Smith-Schuster in the closing minutes of Super Bowl 2023. “It was a holding,” Bradberry told reporters following Philadelphia’s 38-35 loss. “I tugged his jersey.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
john56 2/13/2023 1:33:01 AM (No. 1401531)
Yeah, it was obvious. The ref had to make the call.
If something is "well, maybe," this is when you as a ref may say let 'em play. But if it's a call that could have a picture of it in the rule book, the flag needs to come out.
Philadelphia couldn't stop KC the second half. Two entirely different halves. I would have bet my grocery money on the Eagles winning big at halftime.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Lala 2/13/2023 2:21:17 AM (No. 1401534)
Nice to see an athlete man up and admit he made a mistake and the call was legit. Someone share this story with LeBron.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
mifla 2/13/2023 4:28:27 AM (No. 1401543)
Second game in a row where the Chiefs benefited from their opponent's mistake.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
joew9 2/13/2023 4:37:03 AM (No. 1401545)
He may have been touching the jersey, but it didn't look like he held it well enough to impede Schuster. Did Schuster even feel it? Did he even know he had been touched? Perhaps "holding" is being administered too strict. That call likely decided the game.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
DiegoDude 2/13/2023 5:11:44 AM (No. 1401553)
The script was followed. I'm guessing the NFL is no different than "pro-wrestling."
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
jayjeti 2/13/2023 6:58:13 AM (No. 1401587)
Even without the hold Kansas City would have kicked a field goal leaving the Eagles with 1 1/2 minutes and no time outs. The two plays that beat the Eagles was the fumble for a touchdown and the punt return to the 5-yard-line. That kind of unusual 14 points will seal a game.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
FunOne 2/13/2023 8:04:39 AM (No. 1401640)
Happy that Biden's favorite team lost.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
winmag 2/13/2023 8:13:55 AM (No. 1401655)
I'm sure the ref who made the call will soon have the FBI breaking down his door.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Pammie 2/13/2023 8:27:10 AM (No. 1401668)
STOP the "what ifs!" The game is played for 60 minutes, so play the game and finish strong for 60 minutes. The Eagles held the ball on offense longer that the Chiefs, so shouldn't the Eagles have scored more points? STOP blaming the Referees! GREAT teams find ways to win! It takes a man to admit a mistake and how refreshing that James Bradberry did! GEEZE!
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Right Time 2/13/2023 8:32:24 AM (No. 1401671)
As a lifelong NY Giant fan, it was poetic justice that the defensive holding penalty against the Iggles was made by a player who was a former Giant before he was released. This especially is schadenfreude, considering the overkill beatdown that the Eagles inflicted on the Giants in December, and the chirping from Bradberry. I guess there was a good reason the Giants released Bradberry.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
Corndoggies 2/13/2023 8:50:45 AM (No. 1401680)
There was almost another fumble recovery td for KC. Has anyone dine a wellness check on Philly this morning?
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
Strike3 2/13/2023 9:01:01 AM (No. 1401691)
The rules have changed so much that compared to the 1970s, every play in a modern game would have a holding call. Back then, if your hand even touched another uniform, it was holding. Blocking was done with shoulder and upper arm only. How can a ref see every hand on every play and tell if it was a push or a grab? The game is insane.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
walcb 2/13/2023 9:03:58 AM (No. 1401694)
Refreshing to hear that he agrees that he held. It wasn't a "mistake", that is what you do, sometimes it is seen and called, sometimes it is missed. The hold probably had no bearing on the receiver's ability to catch the ball but maybe it did. The Ref threw the flag early and had no way of knowing the bearing of the call. Anyway it doesn't matter, a ref should not swallow his whistle at the closing of the game ("let them play"), he was doing his job to the completion of the game.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
broken01 2/13/2023 9:07:50 AM (No. 1401697)
Sorry Philly fans but the call was legit. Even Stevie Wonder or Ronnie Milsap can see the tugging on the jersey. Also, you can't fumble the ball and set up a team just as good as you to get points. That and the fact your vaulted defense who stopped the equally hated (by me) 49ers cold failed to stop KC in the second half. You blitzed and left a man wide open to walk into the endzone? Not once but twice. The better team won yesterday and crying about a "bad call" won't change that.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
cartcart 2/13/2023 9:26:43 AM (No. 1401712)
That call was not the deciding factor. The previous quarters had a lot of plays that resulted in advantage to one team or the other. An interception that was artfully returned to the Eagle red zone was critical. It’s a complete game of plays. No one player is at fault.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
DVC 2/13/2023 11:44:19 AM (No. 1401831)
I am no football expert, not in any way.
Too me the holding call was pretty obvious on the video.
The one that I disagreed with was the fumble return for TD that was nullified. It seemed clear to me that the ball had stopped moving in the receiver's hands for a fraction of a second, and then it was hit by the tackler's shoulder and popped out. Seemed like a completed pass and an IMMEDIATE fumble, to me.
However - perhaps my ignorance is showing, since the KC player who picked up the ball and ran it in for the "TD" said later that he knew it was an incomplete pass. I don't actually know how the NFL defines a completed pass....does there have to be X number of seconds of control? I don't know and don't care enough to do the research.
It seemed very clear to me that the receiver had a good catch and would not have dropped the ball without the intervening high speed shoulder.
But what do I know? I am no football expert.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
crashnburn 2/13/2023 1:10:14 PM (No. 1401897)
#16) If I recall correctly, a pass isn't complete until the receiver has had a chance to do a "football move". Maybe bring it down to his chest and tuck it in.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
YorkieMom 2/13/2023 4:21:47 PM (No. 1402026)
Lots of good comments here. I’m just thrilled that my KC Chiefs won. I hope Dr. Jill is crying in her tablecloth dress today.
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