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Tom Brady Trolls Eagles Fans on Social Media After Catching Wayward Jalen Hurts Pass From The Sidelines: “Finally A Catch Against The Eagles”

Published 01/19/2022, 3:15 AM EST

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB Tom Brady wasn’t really holding back while enjoying their victory over the Philadelphia Eagles. The veteran QB really was gunning for the Eagles’ fans on Instagram after catching a wayward pass from Eagles QB Jalen Hurts. The Wild Card game between both franchises displayed a dominating performance courtesy of the Buccaneers, who walked out the winner with a 31-15 scoreline.

Both Brady and the Eagles’ fans have a very special hate relationship with each other. The Eagles’ fans were on Brady’s case after he dropped a regulation catch during Super Bowl LII. The memories of that unfortunate shortcoming played on Brady’s mind and the post is the evidence of sweet revenge.

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The Instagram post presented an old video of his missed reception and did fast forward to Brady catching the Hurts pass. Brady, the 7-time Super Bowl champion, does often take to social media after every victory. The recent one just happens to be at the peril of Eagles’ fans.

Tom Brady and his redemption reception

The video on his Instagram handle takes fans back to the moment of the trick play during the Super Bowl LII between the Patriots and the Eagles. The play was drawn so that Brady could catch a pass from wide receiver Danny Amendola. Brady did seemingly almost trapped the ball, but it did just end up bouncing off of his fingertips.

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The Buccaneers QB took fans back on a trip down memory lane to once again reaffirm his legendary status in the game. But his game restricts not only to his outstanding ability on the football field but also his innate ability to play mind games with haters on social media.

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Despite the injuries within their roster, Brady still shows at age 44 that he is still far from done. He continues to deliver pinpoint accuracy passes and only faster than ever before. Brady realizes he has to play against some of the league’s fastest pass rushers to reach the Super Bowl. He showed an interesting evolution in his game of throwing quick passes this season. That will allow him to not be susceptible to getting sacked in his pocket.

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A true great always recognizes when change is in order to ensure he is not left behind. Brady was quick to pick up on this and shows the ability to tailor his game around the ever-evolving plays within the NFL.

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Anuj Tazhatuveetil

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An NFL author at EssentiallySports, Anuj Tazhatuveetil is pursuing a Master's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication. Initially, he worked as a freelance content writer and later as a part of Sports404. An unquenchable thirst to learn about all things NFL and NBA, adding to a rather healthy obsession with playing outdoor sports like basketball, and soccer with an almost encyclopedic knowledge of this industry make him a sports aficionado.
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