An Associated Press photographer who was in the line of fire when Corey Brown was tossed out of bounds by Aqib Talib near the goal line during the Super Bowl on Sunday says he was unharmed, and he has a photo to prove it.
AP photographer Julio Cortez was in a collision with Brown after the Carolina Panthers wide receiver was the victim of a face mask penalty by Talib in the second quarter of the game. Cortez wrote on his Facebook page to say that he luckily was unharmed because his pouch protected him.
When I got smashed on a world televised event, friends and family from across the planet were scared for me, then…
Posted by Julio Cortez on Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Not only did he make it onto national TV with millions watching, but he was unharmed, and now he has an awesome photo of the entire incident.
Talib was penalized on the play and the Carolina Panthers eventually scored what would be their only touchdown of the game in a 24-10 loss.
