Tom Brady and Buccaneers Benefit From Tampa Tuck Rule 2.0
Remember the Tuck Rule? When Tom Brady and the New England Patriots had a fumble erased by officials? Well, something similar happened during the Rams - Bucs game on Monday Night Football. Tom Brady dropped back to pass in the end zone and Morgan Fox got to Brady right as he was about to throw.
In #LARvsTB, the ruling on the field was an incomplete pass. Buccaneers QB Tom Brady’s hand started moving forward with control of the ball, so the ruling stands. pic.twitter.com/Tx6rfupJ43
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Brady pushed the ball forward and the play was almost instantaneously whistled dead. It was immediately ruled a fumble and officials upheld the call on replay.
It just, kind of looked a lot like a fumble on replay. And it warrants the same discussion that we had nearly 19 years ago about what a pass attempt looks like. Which is fun since we've spent most of the last decade trying to figure out what a catch is. So we're not 100% certain about throwing or catching if doesn't look like two people playing catch in the backyard.