The former Ravens linebacker visited Stephen A. Smith’s radio show Tuesday to discuss the NFL and Dez Bryant’s infamous near-catch, which spilled over into controversial calls over the years.
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One of the more famous controversial calls is the tuck rule, which was made famous during the Patriots’ Super Bowl run in 2001 — it helped New England win a playoff game against Oakland. Most agreed it was a bad call, and the NFL decided so, as the rule has been modified. Lewis has a related a hot take on the matter.
“The only reason we know who Tom Brady is, because of a tuck rule! There’s no such thing as a tuck rule! If the ball is in your hand, and I knock it out your hand, whether it’s going backwards, forwards, lateral, sideways, however it’s coming out, that’s a freaking fumble! But guess what we created? We created a freaking tuck rule!”
Here are some other reasons we know who Brady is:
— Been to the Super Bowl five times
— Won the Super Bowl three times
— Is a 2x Super Bowl MVP
— Is a 2x NFL MVP
— Is a 3x AP First Team selection
— Is a 10x Pro Bowl selection
— Married to a supermodel
Perhaps Lewis is just bitter because Brady and the Patriots knocked out his former team in the divisional playoff round last weekend.
