Tom Brady continues to feel the sting of the New England Patriots' AFC Championship Game loss to the Baltimore Ravens.
According to NFL.com's Ian Rapoport, Brady has been fined $10,000 for his foot-first slide into Ravens safety Ed Reed on Sunday night.
You can watch the video of Brady's illegal slide here.
As Bleacher Report's Twitter handle notes, it's actually less of a league penalty than what San Francisco 49ers running back Frank Gore received for not wearing his socks high enough in the NFC Championship Game (no, really).
Brady went for a safety slide after leaving the pocket, and when he saw Reed coming toward him, he extended his right leg in a more raised manner than a normal slide. The resulting "kick" caught Reed in the lower-leg region and set the Ravens bench--and Twitter--ablaze in the wake of what some thought was a dirty play.
NFL.com reported, through an interview with Reed, that Brady called and apologized for the play and Reed said he felt no ill will toward Brady in the wake of the play:
I told him--you know, we talked. We talked actually not too long ago, we talked on the phone. He actually reached out to me, texted me. I tried to text him back, but the message exploded after 12 seconds, so I had to call him ... and he's just apologized and what not. But I told him, 'You know, it's good, man.'
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SOURCE: Bleacher Report
Ethan Grant
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