Tom Brady seems to have let the cat out of the bag on one of the NFL’s worst-kept secrets.
The longtime quarterback, who may or may not return to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers next season, dropped a pretty big confessional nugget on his Let’s Go! podcast on Monday. Brady admitted that holding happens on every single play in the NFL. While that might be a bit of an exaggeration, it does make a lot of sense.
NFL fans have long thought that there is much, much more holding that goes on than referees are willing to whistle, making it always frustrating when they decide to actually throw the flag.
Brady wasn’t afraid to finally admit that holding is much more prevalent than the yellow flags will identify.
Big confession from Brady on his "Let's Go" podcast tonight: He admits there's holding on every single play in the NFL.
— Joey Knight (@TBTimes_Bulls) January 31, 2023
Brady has long been the king of getting calls to go his way, but not even TB12 can avoid the dreaded 10-yard holding penalty on one of his offensive linemen.
If you’ve ever watched an NFL game and have thought, “wait, that was just holding,” then you might’ve been onto something.
The former New England Patriot’s words always have a lot of clout when it comes to NFL-related issues, and he’s now added fuel to the flame that holding might be the most commonly unflagged penalty in the league…until it isn’t.
