Dean Blandino Comments on Martavis Bryant’s TD Catch vs. Bengals

January 16, 2016   ·   Daniel Kramer   ·   Jump to comments

The argument of what constitutes an NFL catch was again at the forefront when Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Martavis Bryant made arguably the most acrobatic haul of the season in Saturday’s Wild Card Round win over the Cincinnati Bengals.
Bryant snagged a perfectly placed fade from Ben Roethlisberger in the corner of the end zone but ran out of real estate as his momentum carried him to the ground, forcing him to pin the ball against his hamstrings as he somersaulted out of bounds.
The CBS telecasters didn't heavily question the call, as it appeared that Bryant maintained possession while going out of bounds. However, NFL vice president of officiating Dean Blandino said he believes it wasn’t a catch Friday.
"If I just had a blank slate and I could say, ‘Do you think it’s a catch or not a catch?’ I would said no catch,” Blandino said, per Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk. "But the ruling on the field was a catch,...

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