{
  "id": 16541354,
  "title": "Tom Brady rips officiating in Lions-Packers over soft calls",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/tom-brady-rips-officiating-in-lions-packers-over-soft-calls",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-26T01:00:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/tom-brady-rips-officiating-lions-010012494.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tom Brady, known for receiving soft calls during his playing days with the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, was not happy with the officiating during Sunday's game between the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions. During the fourth quarter when the Lions led 17-14, linebacker Derrick Barnes was called for unnecessary roughness on a late hit, which left Brady incredulous. He questioned whether there could be a penalty in such a situation, emphasizing that 99 out of 100 times, a defender cannot assume a pass will be dropped. Later, when quarterback Jared Goff was hit while throwing a pass to tight end Sam LaPorta, the flag for roughing the passer awarded the Lions 15 yards, putting them in range for a game-winning field goal. Brady strongly disagreed with the call, calling it a \"teach-tape tackle\" and criticizing the league for allowing excessive punishment against passers. Fans also strongly disagreed with the calls, praising Brady for speaking up in the moment. While some may see hypocrisy in his criticism given the protection often afforded to him, it is expected for Brady to take advantage of every possible call now that he is in the booth. His passionate criticism is likely to lead to some of his best broadcasting moments.",
  "summary": "Tom Brady got plenty of soft calls when he was under center for the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers during his playing days. Now that he’s in the booth though, he is getting pretty tired of them. During Sunday’s game between the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions, Brady was on the call…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}