Tom Brady and Kevin Burkhardt were on the call for FOX’s broadcast of the NFC North rivalry between the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers. Brady is prohibited from criticizing officials when commentating on games due to his involvement with the Las Vegas Raiders. However, that didn’t stop him from criticizing a key decision by the referees. on Sunday.

After Brian Branch was ejected from the game due to an illegal hit to the head on a defenseless receiver, Brady quickly disapproved of the officials’ decision. This prompted many fans to question whether the 47-year-old had violated the rules set for him with his comments.

On Monday, an NFL spokesperson clarified the situation and made it clear that Brady would not face disciplinary action for his comments.

“The issue would be whether Tom was extremely critical of the officiating or questioned the integrity of an official or the team. That did not happen in this case,” the spokesperson said. NFL, Brian McCarthy, to Ben Fischer. Sports Affairs Journal.

In other words, Brady’s criticism of the referees wasn’t harsh enough to warrant punishment. It appears that Brady would have to make “egregious” criticisms or calls into question the integrity of officials to justify any disciplinary action by the NFL.

In his first comments, Brady said: “I don’t like that decision at all. I mean, obviously, it’s a penalty, but, to me, that has to be serious intent in a game like this .”

Because Brady owns a minority stake in the Raiders, he is prohibited from visiting non-Raiders facilities and attending production meetings, while also being unable to criticize officials or teams at all. ‘antenna.