After a mostly penalty-free Super Bowl LVI between the Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams, a highly controversial penalty was called against Bengals LB Logan Wilson on what became the game-winning touchdown drive for Matthew Stafford and the Rams.
Wilson was flagged for a (ticky-tack) holding penalty on Rams WR Cooper Kupp. The Rams received a first-down as a result and, after another penalty, eventually scored to give the Rams a 23-20 lead that Aaron Donald and the defense held on to and closed the door on the Bengals.
Many have come to the defense of Wilson, saying the penalty should not have been called. Among that group, FOX rules analyst Mike Pereira and Packers All-Pro linebacker De’Vondre Campbell.
Campbell sent out a thread of tweets explaining his reasoning as to why Wilson did not commit pass interference.
Im gonna say this and I don’t care what anybody thinks. That was NOT pass interference against Logan Wilson on the goal line that was a great play against a really good football player but for some reason people automatically assume that an LB vs a WR is an automatic mismatch
— De'Vondre Campbell (@Came_Along_Way) February 14, 2022
As for Pereira, he says “Wilson gets called for defensive holding. It’s just not holding.”
“Wilson gets called for defensive holding. It’s just not holding.” @MikePereira reacts to the defensive holding penalty on Bengals LB Logan Wilson late in the 4th Qtr of Super Bowl LVI. pic.twitter.com/u5i2MZ6oQJ
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) February 14, 2022
This certainly doesn’t help ease the sting of the final result, but at least there’s the fact that one of the top linebackers from this season and one of the more-respected rules analysts in the game both believe the foul was wrongly called.
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