Tom Brady reacts to pivotal Super Bowl holding penalty: 'Easier not to call it'

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Tom Brady on Monday weighed in on the controversial holding penalty in the closing minutes of Super Bowl LVII between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs.

Eagles cornerback James Bradberry was called for the penalty and it helped the Chiefs keep their drive alive and eventually kick the go-ahead field goal to solidify a 38-35 victory. Bradberry would admit later he did, in fact, hold JuJu Smith-Schuster on that play.

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James Bradberry of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrates against the Kansas City Chiefs during Super Bowl LVII at State Farm Stadium on Feb. 12, 2023, in Glendale, Arizona. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

James Bradberry of the Philadelphia Eagles is called for holding against JuJu Smith-Schuster of the Kansas City Chiefs during the Super Bowl LVII on Feb. 12, 2023, in Glendale, Arizona. (Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

Regardless, the ire was on the referees and even Brady agreed it was "easier not to call" the foul.

"Well it's always, I think, easier not to call it," he explained on the "Let’s Go!" podcast. "The hard one is when you do call it because there's a lot of scrutiny with that call. And I think the point is at least from a receiver/(defensive back) standpoint, if you're not gonna cover him, let's say, within the letter of the law and you're gonna tug at him, you can impede the receiver from where he wants to go and create an almost impossible throw-and-catch by the quarterback. And at the same time on the other side of the ball, if the receiver pushes off, there's really nothing the [defensive back] can do in order to make the play. So it's such a