NFL looking into report that laser was pointed at Tom Brady in AFC Championship Game
The NFL is looking into a report that someone at the AFC Championship Game at Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium targeted New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady with a green laser pointer.
An NFL spokesman confirmed to Paste BN Sports on Tuesday that the league is "reviewing the matter."
The Patriots defeated the Chiefs 37-31 in overtime and will face the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta on Feb. 3. But video shared by KMBC-TV shows two instances of the green light shining in Brady’s face prior to his taking two snaps in the second half of the game.
Brady completed 30 of his 46 passes in the game for 348 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions. Aside from the final possession of regulation in which the Patriots kneeled the ball to send the game to overtime, Brady led New England to touchdowns on the offense’s final three series, with the game-winner coming in overtime via a 2-yard rush from running back Rex Burkhead.
This marked the second incident at a Chiefs postseason home game. During the two-minute warning of the team’s divisional-round victory against the Indianapolis Colts, coach Andy Reid scolded a group of fans for throwing snowballs onto the field.
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