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Tom Brady awaits the NFL owners’ vote that will allow him to become the newest minority stakeholder in the Las Vegas Raiders, but there is one unofficial box he’ll need to check.
At least Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels thinks so.
The "Tuck Rule" originated on an infamous play during an AFC divisional-round game Jan. 19, 2002, between Brady’s New England Patriots and the Oakland Raiders.
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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) takes a hit from Charles Woodson (24) of the Oakland Raiders on a pass attempt in the last two minutes of a game in an AFC playoff game Jan. 19, 2002, in Foxborough, Mass. (Matt Campbell/AFP via Getty Images)
McDaniels suggested Brady must admit it was a fumble before officially owning part of the franchise.
"One hundred percent. No question," McDaniels said via Pro Football Talk.
Raiders legend Charles Woodson sacked Brady in that game, forcing Brady to fumble, and it was recovered by Raiders linebacker Greg Biekert. With the Raiders up 13-10 in the snowy game, it was all but sealed they would be facing the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC championship game.
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However, NFL Rule 3, Section 22, Article 2, Note 2, which has since been called the "Tuck Rule," changed everything. It stated that any intentional forward movement of the arm starts a forward pass, even if the player loses possession of the ball as he is attempting to tuck it toward the body.
That’s the key here. Brady was attempting to tuck the ball as his arm was moving forward, recognizing that Woodson was about to
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