Damontae Kazee’s hit on Michael Pittman Jr. that laid out the Indianapolis Colts receiver wasn’t solely the Pittsburgh Steelers safety’s fault – at least in the eyes of Tom Brady.
Tom Brady is continuing his crusade against poor QB play in today's NFL. ⬇️https://t.co/IWHmPuy4G3
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) December 19, 2023
On Monday, the seven-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback commented on SportsCenter’s Instagram post showing the hit and sharing the news that Kazee, who was ejected from the game after the play, was suspended for the rest of the season.
Coaches need to coach better, QBs needs to read coverages and throw the ball to the right places and defenders should aim for the right hitting areas.
The NFL suspended Kazee for the rest of the regular season and barred him from any playoff games the Steelers play in. The hit came during the second quarter of Saturday’s game at Lucas Oil Stadium when Pittman Jr. caught a pass from Gardner Minshew II.
The fourth-year receiver was in concussion protocol after the play.
Tom Brady on Damontae Kazee’s suspension:
“To put the blame on the defensive player all the time is just flat out wrong. … It’s not OK QBs to get your WRs hit because of your bad decisions!” https://t.co/1NS5iExWZ8 pic.twitter.com/xz20vUwB2u
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) December 18, 2023
Even while missing five starters against the Jets, the Dolphins permitted just 103 yards of offense, second-least in Dolphins history and the fewest relinquished since Miami allowed just 76 in an October 1973 game against Buffalo.
Miami yields the fourth-fewest rushing yards and 10th-fewest passing yards per game. What’s more, the Dolphins are permitting just 3.4 yards per carry, which is tied for fourth-best in the league.
Those 23 rushing yards were the fewest permitted by Miami since a 2010 game at Oakland.
Jevon Holland, who has missed three games with sprained MCLs in both knees, said his knees are feeling better. His career-high 8.0 sacks are 22nd in the league among all players and 12th among defensive linemen.
In response to a post by Adam Schefter on Instagram revealing that Damontae Kazee has been suspended by the NFL, Brady took to Instagram himself to shift the blame onto his fellow players for putting their teammates at risk of hard hits.
He emphasizes the need for coaches to improve their coaching, quarterbacks to make better decisions based on coverages, and defenders to aim for appropriate hitting areas.
In his opinion, quarterbacks need to take responsibility for their actions and not allow their poor decisions to result in their wide receivers getting hit.
Fans had a lot to express:
Tom Brady caused these rules to happen
— Shadow (@FeelLikeMafe) December 18, 2023
As usual Tom is right
— Fantasy Football Dudes (@TFFDudes) December 18, 2023
I’m sorry but Tom threw passes similar to that one all the time.
Since retiring he’s all about fairness and accountability 🤦🏽♂️
— Chiefs Focus (@ChiefsFocus) December 18, 2023
When did we start wondering what Tom Brady thought of suspensions ?
— Aaron (@Coach_Them_Up) December 18, 2023
He's trying so hard to not unretire
— Bench Warmer Banter (@bwb_sports) December 18, 2023
Tom cried every time someone grazed him. He can sit this one out.
— Wülf Aufzug (@wulfaufzug) December 18, 2023
Steelers are a dirty team so I’m going to have to disagree with Tom here unfortunately
— BengalsHead (@BengalsHead) December 18, 2023
Another look at the hit that everyone is in arms about today.
Overall, the hit looks brutal, but there are certainly arguments to be made. pic.twitter.com/j59U1xYqoJ
— LeatherBrainz (@leatherbrainz) December 18, 2023
It’s a very valid point. Defenders are the only ones being fined and blamed for any of these cases. Getting harder and harder to be a defensive player in the league
— Arsh Ballagan (@ArshBallagan) December 18, 2023
Looks like the defender lowered his head and used the crown of the helmet.
— Next Pro Scouting (@NextProScouts) December 18, 2023
I 100% agree with Tom. In the Superbowl aggainst Atlanta he chose a pick 6 over injuring his WR because he knew he would comeback 28-3 and win the game
— Mike Fritz 💎 (@MikeFritzArt) December 18, 2023
