PLAYERS:
Victor Cruz,
Golden Tate,
M.D. Jennings
TEAMS: New York Giants, Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers
TEAMS: New York Giants, Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers
When the officials were trying to sort out what had happened on the final play of the Packers-Seahawks game on Monday night, Golden Tate had no choice but to insist he had joint possession of the ball and had caught the game-winning touchdown. Tate’s job is to do anything he can to help his team win, so obviously you can’t fault him even if M.D. Jennings clearly intercepted the pass.
However, some people have criticized Tate for refusing to admit the replacement refs gave the game to Seattle now that the win is completely in the books. Victor Cruz is one of those people, as the Giants wide receiver says he would tell the truth after the fact.
“I would have been honest,” Cruz told ESPN’s ‘Mike and Mike’ according to The Star-Ledger. “Obviously, the film shows, the video shows that I obviously didn’t catch the football. I wouldn’t have owned up to catching it, if I didn’t catch it.”
Cruz clarified that he would never admit he didn’t have possession of the ball during the game, but appa
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