NFL exec sums up Tom Brady, Teddy Bridgewater situations: 'Overreaction Sunday'

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NFL quarterbacks Tom Brady and Teddy Bridgewater were in the spotlight Sunday as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Atlanta Falcons and the Miami Dolphins fell to the New York Jets.

Brady benefited from a controversial roughing the passer call at the worst moment for the Falcons which helped secure the Bucs' win. Bridgewater was knocked out of the game after being diagnosed with a head injury. He cleared the concussion protocols but was kept from continuing on in the game due to the league’s modified rules which were revised Saturday after the outrage over the Tua Tagovailoa injury.

An unnamed NFL executive reacted to the Brady call and the Bridgewater decision in an interview with NFL journalist Peter King for his "Football Morning in America" column.

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Miami Dolphins quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, #5, leaves the field after taking a hit from the New York Jets during the first quarter of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, in East Rutherford, New Jersey.  (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

"What’s that thing you guys in the media do every week after the games?" the executive told King. "Overreaction Monday? As a league, I think today was Overreaction Sunday."

According to NFL.com, Bridgewater passed the concussion tests but because of information from the ATC spotter and that he appeared to be suffering from ataxia, he was held out, and Thompson was put into the game. Ataxia was added to the "no-go" list Saturday when the NFL and NFLPA revised the concussion protocol after Tagovailoa’s scary injury in Week 4 just days after he suffered a back injury and wobbled to the ground.

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