Ben Roethlisberger has thoughts on the Isaiah Likely touchdown that wasn’t.
In the latest episode of his podcast posted Monday, the former Steelers quarterback said he believes the Ravens tight end’s touchdown should have counted.
While acknowledging the letter of the rule about what constitutes a catch and the requirement to make “a football move” after gaining possession and getting two feet down (or a knee, shine, etc.), Roethlisberger believes the standard should be different in the end zone.
“He’s in the end zone, so he’s not thinking about making a football move. He doesn’t have to turn up the field. … He’s thinking that’s a touchdown. … If that same play happened out on like the 30-yard line and he catches it like that, I guarantee you he’s trying, he’s going to twist up the fiel

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