Tom Brady has a bit of a history of getting noticeably frustrated when things don’t go his way on the football field. He’s no stranger to getting into verbal altercations with other players, including those on his own team.
He was at it again in Week 2 of the 2022 NFL season when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers faced off against the New Orleans Saints. In a tied 3-3 game during the fourth quarter, Tom Brady attempted to throw a deep ball, which was aggressively broken up by Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore.
Brady may have felt there was a penalty on the play as he verbally attacked Lattimore following the pass.
The Saints and the Buccaneers are bitter NFC South division rivals who also have a history of altercations. At the center of it has been Lattimore and Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans. These two are often matched up across from each other on many plays, exchanging words throughout games.
The situation came to a boil when Marshon Lattimore yelled back at Tom Brady and shoved Leonard Fournette. This sparked Mike Evans to come off the sideline and throw Lattimore to the ground. This caused a brawl between the two teams on the field.
Here’s what it looked like:
The whole event sent NFL fans into a frenzy. Many jumped on Twitter to share their takes on all of the extra action during the intense game.
Here are some of the top comments:
Warning: NSFW language used
While many players were involved in the fight, only Mike Evans and Marshon Lattimore were ejected from the game. The Buccaneers went on to win by a 20-10 score, ending Brady’s regular-season losing streak against the Saints.
Tom Brady’s recent struggles against the Saints
Tom Brady and Marshon Lattimore
Tom Brady joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers prior to the start of the 2020 NFL season. In his first two years with the team, he faced off against the Saints four times during the regular season and lost all four of those games.
He threw just six touchdowns and eight interceptions in those games, and had three multi-interception games.
