{"id":18877,"date":"2025-02-06T17:07:18","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T16:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=18877"},"modified":"2025-02-06T17:07:20","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T16:07:20","slug":"hes-just-playing-within-what-the-rules-are-tom-brady-defends-patrick-mahomes-in-the-officials-favoring-the-chiefs-saga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/hes-just-playing-within-what-the-rules-are-tom-brady-defends-patrick-mahomes-in-the-officials-favoring-the-chiefs-saga\/","title":{"rendered":"‘He’s just playing within what the rules are’ – Tom Brady defends Patrick Mahomes in the officials favoring the Chiefs saga"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tom Brady released a new YouTube video where he revisited some of the hardest hits he took during his 20-year NFL<\/a> career. A lot of those hits sent his helmet flying, and one in particular caught his attention—a late slide that didn’t draw a penalty.<\/p>

At the same moment, Colin Cowherd’s show The Herd<\/em> was airing, with a discussion about how Patrick Mahomes seems to benefit from favorable officiating. Brady used this moment to address critics of Mahomes’ treatment by the refs.<\/p>

Tom Brady backs Mahomes amid officiating debate<\/h2>

“Pat’s the best quarterback in the NFL,” Brady stated in the video. “He’s unbelievable. It doesn’t take away from his greatness at all. He’s just playing within what the rules and how they’re calling them so…”<\/em><\/p>

The quote makes it clear where Brady stands. Mahomes isn’t getting a pass from the refs because of favoritism; he’s just playing smart within how the modern NFL rules work. And let’s be honest—if anyone knows about questionable calls and officiating leniency, it’s Brady himself.<\/p>

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