The NFL’s rule for Roughing the Passer is basically a flowchart that begins with “is the QB a star?” When it comes to Patrick Mahomes he’s going to get the benefit of the doubt the same way Tom Brady used to, but even Brady would rarely get a call this soft.
The ball is still in Mahomes’ hand when No. 90 Grover Stewart initiates contact. Tony Romo did his best on the call for CBS to try and justify it, arguing that it was because Stewart “drove Mahomes into the ground” with his bodyweight — which raises the question how anybody is supposed to be able to tackle anyone in
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