Tom Brady pans Mike Evans suspension for fight in Bucs-Saints game: 'I think that’s ridiculous'

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Tom Brady made his feelings crystal clear about the suspension levied on teammate Mike Evans for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver’s role in a brawl with New Orleans Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore.

Brady let an official hear it after a missed completion to Scotty Miller. As Brady marched up the field, Lattimore appeared to gesture at him. Leonard Fournette would eventually get involved, and Marcus May would come to back up Lattimore. Evans would then rush over and push Lattimore to the ground.

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) takes his helmet off and looks towards the sidelines during the Tampa Bay Buccaneers-New Orleans Saints regular season game on Sept. 18, 2022 at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, LA. (Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The NFL suspended Evans for one game on Monday. He reportedly planned to appeal the decision.

Brady talked about Evans’ suspension in the latest episode of the "Let’s Go!" podcast.

"I love Mike and the fact that Mike would come out there to defend me, it means everything in the world to me as a teammate and a friend. And Mike knows how I feel about him. So, in the end, emotions are a part of sports. Sometimes they boil over, and they obviously did yesterday," Brady said.

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Tom Brady #12 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers talks with head coach Todd Bowles of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the game against the New Orleans Saints at Caesars Superdome on Sept. 18, 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

"And it’s an