NFL looking into report of laser beam on Patriots’ Brady during championship game
A video appears to show a green dot dancing across New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady’s face and helmet during the fourth quarter of the AFC Championship game at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday.
Video of the incident was shared on Twitter by William Joy, sports reporter for KMBC-TV in Kansas City, on Monday night.
The video appears to show a green laser beam on Brady’s helmet and face mask as he lines up under center for at least two play in the fourth quarter. One one play he hands off the ball to running back Sony Michel. On another he throws to wide receiver Chris Hogan for a first-down completion.
Officials from the NFL said that they are checking into the reports.
Brian McCarthy, NFL vice president of communications, told the Boston Herald that the league is “looking into the report of the laser beam” and NFL security is taking the lead.
The Patriots and the Kansas City Chiefs are also aware of incident, according to reports. Brady hasn’t been asked about the incident.
The Patriots defeated the Chiefs, 37-31 in overtime, to punch their ticket to their third Super Bowl in a row.
Frank Carnevale is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Frank at 412-380-8511, fcarnevale@tribweb.com or via Twitter @frnkstar.
Frank Carnevale is the TribLive multimedia editor. He started at the Trib in 2016 and has been part of several news organizations, including the Providence Journal and Orlando Sentinel. He can be reached at fcarnevale@triblive.com.
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