The awful roughing the passer call on Grady Jarrett became the justified focus of last week’s Falcons loss, given that it might not have been a loss at all had Jerome Boger and his crew not thrown a sympathetic yellow flag for Tom Brady on a routine sack. What didn’t escape the notice of many sharp-eyed Falcons fans is that Brady appeared to have kicked Jarrett on the very same play, which would’ve warranted a penalty had the officiating crew not been so desperate to infuriate the NFL-watching public.
Well, the league looked into that kick and determined that Tom Brady had a big ol’ snitfit and did indeed kick Jarrett, one of the league’s best defensive linemen and best people, for the crime of doing exactly what he’s supposed to do with a clear shot at taking down the quarterback with the game on the line.