Aqib Talib says his facemask penalty was ‘on purpose’
Aqib Talib was not happy with the penalties given to him by the referees.
Super Bowl 50 has concluded and the Denver Broncos won the game 24-10. It was a defensive battle that saw multiple turnovers committed by both teams and a linebacker in Von Miller winning the game’s MVP award.
Early in the game, a storyline was defensive back Aqib Talib’s person fouls. The first one involved him taunting a Carolina Panthers player right in front of his head coach Gary Kubiak. The second penalty saw him nearly rip the head off of wide receiver Philly Brown by his facemask.
Despite winning the Super Bowl, Talib felt he had to voice his frustrations about the penalties he took during the game.
According to Doug Kyed of NESN, Talib said he committed the second foul on purpose.
Talib said the flags against him were BS. Said he did the second one on purpose.
— Doug Kyed (@DougKyed) February 8, 2016
To nearly take the head off a player just to make a point to the referees is not a good way to go about things. Thankfully, Brown was not hurt on the play.
Another look at the Aquib Talib facemask. #SB50 https://t.co/odZbo1R2do
— Complex (@Complex) February 8, 2016
Instead, if Talib wanted to show something to the referees, not committing a penalty would be the right call. More importantly, it wouldn’t be worth it to his team and could have cost them the game if the situation was different.