Falcons' Grady Jarrett breaks silence on controversial Tom Brady sack

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Atlanta Falcons defensive tackle Grady Jarrett finally broke his silence about his controversial sack of Tampa Bay Buccaneers star Tom Brady, which was ruled a roughing-the-passer penalty.

Jarrett spoke on his weekly "The Grady Jarrett Show" on Atlanta sports radio station 680-AM The Fan and said the penalty call "cost us [the Falcons] an opportunity to go win the game."

The controversial call came late in the fourth quarter of the Falcons-Buccaneers game when Atlanta had just mounted a comeback and trailed 21-15. 

Earlier in the game, the Falcons trailed 21-0.

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Grady Jarrett (97) of the Atlanta Falcons sacks Tom Brady (12) of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the fourth quarter of a game at Raymond James Stadium Oct. 9, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. (Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)

On third down from the Atlanta 47-yard line, Jarrett tackled Brady and presumably forced a Buccaneers punt. The Falcons could have had possession of the ball with a chance to score a touchdown and win the game. 

But official Jerome Booger threw a penalty flag and ruled the hit was a roughing-the-passer foul, giving the Buccaneers a fresh set of downs. The Bucs ultimately ran out the clock and won the game.

Social media erupted after the call.

"If it's costing people games, it's going to cost people's livelihoods, it's costing people opportunity," Jarrett said during his radio appearance. "You never know who will go down and make a crazy play. When people watch it to be entertained, they love to see some game-winning drives. And then when you do it the right way, that's what makes it so frustrating because you did follow the