Eagles fans will have a tough time swallowing this one.
Philadelphia cornerback James Bradberry admits to committing the controversial penalty that altered the course of Super Bowl LVII. He says the officials made the right call.
"It was holding. I tugged his jersey. I was hoping they would let it slide," Bradberry said after the 38-35 loss, according to theScore.
James Bradberry admits to holding Juju Smith-Schuster on the Super Bowl's biggest play. pic.twitter.com/tkVivEkUdG
— theScore (@theScore) February 13, 2023
The pivotal penalty occurred with two minutes left in the 35-35 tie game. Kansas City was driving inside Philadelphia's red zone when Bradberry was called for holding wide receiver Juju Smith-Schuster on third down.
The debatable call set up the Chiefs' game-winning field goal.
This was called holding
— PFF (@PFF) February 13, 2023
Do you agree?
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While many spectators, especially Eagles fans, are fuming over the arguably soft call, it's hard to refute the player that was personally responsible for it.
Bradberry is the last person that wanted it to be a penalty, so you have to respect the 29-year-old's credibility and ownership.
And like they say, one play never defines the outcome of a game.
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