JuJu Smith-Schuster trolls Eagles CB James Bradberry with hilarious Valentine's Day post
Athlete-themed Valentine’s Day cards have become an annual tradition across social media on February 14, as teams across different sports use different plays on words to spread love. We’ve seen plenty of great graphics throughout recent history on V-Day, but his year, Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster may have taken the cake for the best.
Smith-Schuster tweeted a card that will hit home far too well for Philadelphia Eagles fans, posting a picture that referenced the questionable holding penalty from the Chiefs Super Bowl victory on Sunday. In the fourth quarter with less than two minutes remaining in the game, a controversial defensive holding penalty was called on Eagles’ cornerback James Bradberry on a pass attempt to Smith-Schuster, which shifted the game in favor of the Chiefs and led to their 38-35 victory.
Smith-Schuster captioned his tweet “Happy Valentine’s Day everybody” followed by a red heart emoji and picture of Bradberry saying, “I’ll hold you when it matters most”.
The tweet may not be received as lovingly by Bradberry and Eagles’ fans, but nonetheless provided a hilarious moment in the sports world on the day of love. Smith-Schuster ended Super Bowl LVII with seven catches for 53 yards, winning a ring in his first season in Kansas City after spending the last five seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Nick Sirianni, James Bradberry address controversial holding penalty vs Chiefs
Super Bowl LVII was an instant classic and a back and forth battle between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, but the Chiefs ended the game victorious with a 38-35 victory.
The closing act of Super Bowl Sunday was highlighted by a questionable defensive holding penalty that worked in the favor of the Chiefs. With the game tied 35-35, Kansas City had the ball with 1:54 left in the ball game. On a 3rd and 8 quarterback Patrick Mahomes threw a pass to JuJu Smith-Schuster that was incomplete, but the play was followed by a flag on Eagles cornerback James Bradberry.
The holding penalty set the Chiefs up for a game-winning field goal, and despite the call being questionable, according to a report from NFL reporter Ari Meirov, Bradberry agreed with the call saying, “It was a holding. I tugged his jersey. I was hoping they would let it slide.”
Eagles head coach Nick Siranni shared a similar sediment with the holding penalty following the game saying, “It’s not my job to make the call. Those guys have to do that in a split second.”
Philadelphia fans may not be as forgiving as Bradberry and Sirianni where following the controversial call, and one play doesn’t determine the outcome of the game. But the penalty was definitely a major turning point of the Super Bowl and one that will live in the back of the minds of all associated with the Eagles’ organization for years to come.