Los Angeles Rams cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman made news last week as the primary beneficiary of a controversial non-call in the NFC title game win over New Orleans; and now the 27-year-old is making headlines again for suggesting that 41-year-old New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is too old.
'Age has definitely taken a toll,' Robey-Coleman told Bleacher Report. 'For him to still be doing it, that's a great compliment for him. But I think that he's definitely not the same quarterback he was.'
Robey-Coleman is willing to give the five-time Super Bowl champion some credit.
'Movement. Speed. Velocity. Arm strength. He still can sling it, but he's not slinging it as much,' he continued. 'Whatever he was doing – because of his age and all that – he's not doing as much of that anymore. He's still doing the same things; he's just not doing as much of it. And sometimes, it's not the sharpest. But it still gets done.'
Los Angeles Rams cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman (right) made news last week as the primary beneficiary of a controversial non-call in the NFC title game win over New Orleans; and now the 27-year-old is making headlines again for suggesting that 41-year-old New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (left) is too old
Just eight years old when Tom Brady (No. 12) was drafted in 2000, Nickell Robey-Coleman (No. 37) is familiar with the former University of Michigan star having played for the Buffalo Bills, the Patriots' divisional rival, for his first four NFL seasons
Just eight years old when Brady was drafted in 2000, Robey-Coleman is familiar with the former University of Michigan star having played for the Buffalo Bills, the Patriots' divisional rival, for his first four NFL seasons.
Brady's statistics did suffer slightly in his 19th NFL season. He finished with only 29 touchdown passes (his fewest since 2013) and he saw his average yards per game drop from a league-leading 286.1 in 2017 to 272.2 in 2018. His quarterback rating of 97.7, while still respectable, is a far cry from the remarkable 112.2 he posted in 2016.
On the other hand, Brady looked sharp in the Patriots' overtime win against the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC title game. Not only did he engineer the game-winning drive, but he completed 30 of 46 passes for 348 yards and a touchdown, albeit with two interceptions.
'We have to stay connected,' Robey- Coleman said when asked how the Rams can succeed on Sunday. 'And he will slowly start to reveal himself.
'I've got Buffalo blood running through my veins, so you know I hate these guys,' Robey-Coleman added. 'I naturally hate them. I never liked New England.'
The Patriots have used the perception that they're fading as motivation this year. During the AFC title game win over Kansas City, New England wide receiver Julian Edelman could be heard pumping Brady up by telling him he was 'too old.'
And after Brady earned his ninth trip to the Super Bowl, he jokingly told CBS that 'everybody thinks we suck and can't win any games.'
Brady recently told ESPN that there is 'zero chance' he will retire after the season.
'I've said that for a long time,' he said. I feel like I'm asked that a lot, and I feel like I repeat the same answer, but no one wants to believe me.
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady engineered a game-winning overtime drive in the AFC Championship to beat the Kansas City Chiefs and advance to his ninth Super Bowl
'I've set a goal for myself at 45,' he continued. 'Like I said before, it's very hard to make it that far. I know how hard it was this year, and the commitment it takes.
'Hopefully, I've learned from some of the things that happened this year to be better next year, but every year is tough.'
While he has enjoyed unparalleled success, including three league MVP awards and earning 14 Pro Bowl selections, Brady has also been sacked 473 times during the regular season alone, which is seventh in NFL History. And that doesn't include the 65 sacks he's endured in the postseason.
Although Brady himself refuses to quit, wife Gisele Bundchen has reportedly been hopeful that he would step away from the game. In 2017, she told ABC's Good Morning America that Brady has had unreported concussions and she worried about his long-term health. A joint NFL and players' union investigation found there was no evidence that Brady or the team failed to follow the league's policies or procedures on concussions
Although Brady himself refuses to quit, wife Gisele Bundchen has reportedly been hopeful that he would step away from the game.
In 2017, she told ABC's Good Morning America that Brady has had unreported concussions and she worried about his long-term health.
A joint NFL and players' union investigation found there was no evidence that Brady or the team failed to follow the league's policies or procedures on concussions.
A sixth-round pick in the 2000 NFL Draft, Brady was a backup quarterback until an injury to Drew Bledsoe thrust him into the starter's role in 2001. That season ended with an improbable Super Bowl run and an upset of the heavily favored St. Louis Rams to win the franchise's first NFL title.
Brady and the Patriots have returned to the Super Bowl seven times since then, winning four Lombardi Trophies.
In 2018, Brady finished with 4,355 passing yards, 29 touchdown passes and just 11 interceptions.
A win on Sunday would tie New England with the Pittsburgh Steelers for the most Super Bowl victories at six.
Even Robey-Coleman admitted he should have been flagged: 'Came to the sideline, looked at the football gods and was like, 'Thank you,'' Robey-Coleman said. 'I got away with one tonight'
Nickell Robey-Coleman (23) hoists the George Halas Trophy after defeating the New Orleans Saints in the NFC Championship game at Mercedes-Benz Superdome. On Friday, he was fined for his controversial helmet-to-helmet hit that went unflagged
On Friday afternoon, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported that, 'Robey-Coleman was fined $26,739 for the helmet-to-helmet that was not flagged during the NFC Championship Game.'
The call itself has been discussed heavily since Sunday's game.
The teams were tied 20-20 late in regulation when officials failed to call pass interference or helmet-to-helmet penalties on Rams cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman for knocking Saints receiver Tommylee Lewis down as he awaited a pass.
Had a penalty been called, the Saints could have tried to run down the clock and kick a winning field goal with seconds left. Instead, the Saints settled for a field goal sooner, allowing the Rams to tie the game and send it to overtime.
Even Robey-Coleman admitted he should have been flagged: 'Came to the sideline, looked at the football gods and was like, "Thank you,"' Robey-Coleman said. 'I got away with one tonight.'
Rams cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman committed a blatant interference penalty with a helmet-to-helmet hit on Saints receiver Tommylee Lewis late in the fourth quarter, but the referees did not call it. Instead, the Saints settled for a field goal with 1:41 remaining
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