Brandon Weeden had a touchdown pass taken away on Sunday against the Giants because his throw came on an illegal pass.
The Browns rookie quarterback had a 3rd down pass from the five batted at the line of scrimmage. Weeden caught the ball after it deflected back to him, and he continued looking to make a play. He eventually found Jordan Cameron in the end zone for a touchdown.
Unsurprisingly, the TD was nullified by an illegal forward pass penalty that set the Browns back five yards. Weeden was intercepted on the next play, and the Browns went on to lose 41-27. I guess we should give credit to Weeden for a “nice try.” That may have flied with the replacement refs, but not with the real ones.
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