TAMPA, Fla. — There is flag football and then there are the penalty flags that some believe are turning the NFL into that softer version of the game.
A roughing the passer penalty after Falcons defensive tackle Grady Jarrett’s third-down sack of Bucs quarterback Tom Brady, in Sunday’s 21-15 win over the Atlanta, continues to dominate among topics around the NFL.
Referee Jerome Boger dropped the flag with just under three minutes remaining in the game, forcing the Falcons to use their final timeouts and essentially preventing any comeback attempt.
