Nicolas Flamel
2018-02-06 03:14:25 UTC
Tom Brady is catching heat on Monday morning for not shaking
hands with opposing quarterback Nick Foles on his Super Bowl
victory. The five-time Super Bowl champion was spied by
television cameras leaving the field about 30 seconds after the
final play of the game, but it was unclear whether Brady had
gotten to congratulate the victorious Philadelphia Eagles
quarterback before walking off the field.
But reports from the stadium and words from Foles himself
confirm Bradys snub. And now the question is being asked, like
so many losing superstars before him: is Tom Brady a poor sport?
At least the last four Super Bowl losers have found their
quarterbacking counterpart to shake hands, including Russell
Wilson and Matt Ryan, both of whom lost to Brady. There seems to
be no video, pictures or news accounts of Brady shaking hands
with Eli Manning after the Pats two Super Bowl losses to the
New York Giants, but it cant be said with certainty that he
offered a snub in those game too.
Sunday was a no doubter. After the final 49-yard Hail Mary
attempt bounced harmlessly to the turf, the field erupted in the
usual Super Bowl chaos. Coaches rushing to midfield, players
celebrating, players mourning, seemingly every cameraman in the
world trying to get pictures and video, random NFL staff and
millions of pieces of confetti falling from the ceiling. Its a
zoo. And in that moment, Brady couldnt find Foles or, more
likely, chose not to find him. Heres the NBC clip of the
postgame celebration:
Again, while it doesnt look like Brady shook hands, you cant
say for sure. The camera wasnt on him the whole time. But as
Jonathan Jones wrote on MMQB:
Brady didnt stay on the field long after his last-chance Hail
Mary fell incomplete in the end zone on the last play of the
game. He jogged back to the locker room as the green and silver
confetti fell, and by the time the doors were opened to the
media, he was already beginning to peel off his ankle tape.
But then the confirmation came: Nick Foles confirmed he hadnt
spoken to Brady when asked about it in a postgame press
conference:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=144&v=8JMtPqLxkFY
Peyton Manning once walked off the field in Super Bowl XLIV
without congratulating Drew Brees. LeBron James was famous for
storming off the court in what would be his final game with the
Cavaliers (version 1.0). Its happened before and itll happen
again. And theres only one phrase to describe the lack of
sportsmanship: WHO CARES.
First off, that field was pure chaos. Brady has just been on it,
throwing the last-second Hail Mary. When it went uncaught, the
Eagles sideline charged onto the field. Maybe Brady clearly
snubbed Foles or maybe he just couldnt initially find him and
decided he didnt want to be standing around to let someone
elses confetti land on him.
Whats so bad about that? Brady should be hurt by the loss. Why
would he want to wait on the field to offer a perfunctorygood
game, to a guy whos about to hoist an MVP trophy and a
Lombardi trophy? He did shake at least one hand and it came in
the immediate aftermath of the final play, proving he wasnt
throwing a tantrum and refusing to shake anyones hand.
Why is our definition of sportsmanship solely related to whether
someone limply offer a congratulations at the end of a hard-
fought battle? (Peyton Manning, who always shook hands with
Brady after a win or loss, caught flak for his Super Bowl snub
of Drew Brees. But it was reported later that Manning got in
touch with Brees sometime after the game to offer
congratulations. How is that any different than doing it on the
field after the game? Id argue its a classier move, in fact.
One can be mechanical. Routine. Its easy. Picking up the phone
(or whatever) isnt.)
Its nice when a losing quarterback look into the eyes of their
opponent, offer a hand and a hug after a three-hour battle and
move on to the locker room, thinking about what might have been.
The whole thing is great for photo ops and teaching six-year-
olds about sportsmanship.. And since Brady has been on the
receiving end of so many victorious handshakes, maybe he should
feel obligated to do the same to Foles.
But thats not sportsmanship. Playing with integrity is
sportsmanship. Playing within the rules is sportsmanlike. Giving
100% as your opponent does the same thats sportsmanlike. So
if you want to say Tom Brady is a bad sport because he deflates
footballs or ruins cell phones or plays for a coach who one day
might have his own exhibit at the Spy Museum, fine. Just dont
say hes a bad sport because he didnt say good game to a guy
who needed no such affirmation.
http://touchdownwire.usatoday.com/2018/02/05/tom-brady-didnt-
shake-hands-nick-foles-super-bowl-lii-bad-sport-
congratulations/?utm_source=MSN&utm_medium=refer
ral&utm_campaign=inline-related
hands with opposing quarterback Nick Foles on his Super Bowl
victory. The five-time Super Bowl champion was spied by
television cameras leaving the field about 30 seconds after the
final play of the game, but it was unclear whether Brady had
gotten to congratulate the victorious Philadelphia Eagles
quarterback before walking off the field.
But reports from the stadium and words from Foles himself
confirm Bradys snub. And now the question is being asked, like
so many losing superstars before him: is Tom Brady a poor sport?
At least the last four Super Bowl losers have found their
quarterbacking counterpart to shake hands, including Russell
Wilson and Matt Ryan, both of whom lost to Brady. There seems to
be no video, pictures or news accounts of Brady shaking hands
with Eli Manning after the Pats two Super Bowl losses to the
New York Giants, but it cant be said with certainty that he
offered a snub in those game too.
Sunday was a no doubter. After the final 49-yard Hail Mary
attempt bounced harmlessly to the turf, the field erupted in the
usual Super Bowl chaos. Coaches rushing to midfield, players
celebrating, players mourning, seemingly every cameraman in the
world trying to get pictures and video, random NFL staff and
millions of pieces of confetti falling from the ceiling. Its a
zoo. And in that moment, Brady couldnt find Foles or, more
likely, chose not to find him. Heres the NBC clip of the
postgame celebration:
Again, while it doesnt look like Brady shook hands, you cant
say for sure. The camera wasnt on him the whole time. But as
Jonathan Jones wrote on MMQB:
Brady didnt stay on the field long after his last-chance Hail
Mary fell incomplete in the end zone on the last play of the
game. He jogged back to the locker room as the green and silver
confetti fell, and by the time the doors were opened to the
media, he was already beginning to peel off his ankle tape.
But then the confirmation came: Nick Foles confirmed he hadnt
spoken to Brady when asked about it in a postgame press
conference:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=144&v=8JMtPqLxkFY
Peyton Manning once walked off the field in Super Bowl XLIV
without congratulating Drew Brees. LeBron James was famous for
storming off the court in what would be his final game with the
Cavaliers (version 1.0). Its happened before and itll happen
again. And theres only one phrase to describe the lack of
sportsmanship: WHO CARES.
First off, that field was pure chaos. Brady has just been on it,
throwing the last-second Hail Mary. When it went uncaught, the
Eagles sideline charged onto the field. Maybe Brady clearly
snubbed Foles or maybe he just couldnt initially find him and
decided he didnt want to be standing around to let someone
elses confetti land on him.
Whats so bad about that? Brady should be hurt by the loss. Why
would he want to wait on the field to offer a perfunctorygood
game, to a guy whos about to hoist an MVP trophy and a
Lombardi trophy? He did shake at least one hand and it came in
the immediate aftermath of the final play, proving he wasnt
throwing a tantrum and refusing to shake anyones hand.
Why is our definition of sportsmanship solely related to whether
someone limply offer a congratulations at the end of a hard-
fought battle? (Peyton Manning, who always shook hands with
Brady after a win or loss, caught flak for his Super Bowl snub
of Drew Brees. But it was reported later that Manning got in
touch with Brees sometime after the game to offer
congratulations. How is that any different than doing it on the
field after the game? Id argue its a classier move, in fact.
One can be mechanical. Routine. Its easy. Picking up the phone
(or whatever) isnt.)
Its nice when a losing quarterback look into the eyes of their
opponent, offer a hand and a hug after a three-hour battle and
move on to the locker room, thinking about what might have been.
The whole thing is great for photo ops and teaching six-year-
olds about sportsmanship.. And since Brady has been on the
receiving end of so many victorious handshakes, maybe he should
feel obligated to do the same to Foles.
But thats not sportsmanship. Playing with integrity is
sportsmanship. Playing within the rules is sportsmanlike. Giving
100% as your opponent does the same thats sportsmanlike. So
if you want to say Tom Brady is a bad sport because he deflates
footballs or ruins cell phones or plays for a coach who one day
might have his own exhibit at the Spy Museum, fine. Just dont
say hes a bad sport because he didnt say good game to a guy
who needed no such affirmation.
http://touchdownwire.usatoday.com/2018/02/05/tom-brady-didnt-
shake-hands-nick-foles-super-bowl-lii-bad-sport-
congratulations/?utm_source=MSN&utm_medium=refer
ral&utm_campaign=inline-related