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Brady slide under review
FULL CLOSE CUT CLOSECUT - New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) throws a pass during their first NFL preseason football game against the New Orleans Saints in Foxborough, Mass., Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) (CP)
NEW YORK -- The NFL is looking into Tom Brady's leg-up slide that hit Ravens safety Ed Reed in the AFC championship game.
League spokesman Greg Aiello said Tuesday "any play of that nature is routinely reviewed." Brady could be subject to a fine if the league believes he violated any player safety rules.
During the final minute of the first half, Brady slid at the end of an impromptu run. The quarterback's upraised leg hit the onrushing Reed, who temporarily limped away. Reed was not injured.
Reed says Brady attempted to apologize this week for the slide.
"He actually reached out to me, texted me," Reed told WJZ-FM in Baltimore. "I tried to text him back, but the message exploded after 12 seconds, so I had to call him... He's just apologized and what not. But I told him, 'You know, it's good, man.' "
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition January 23, 2013 C6
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