A day after Atlanta Falcons head coach Raheem Morris accused the Patriots of simulating Atlanta’s snap count in an eventual 24-23 New England victory, Morris walked back some of his comments as talk of “clapgate” started to circulate across the NFL.
“I don’t wanna make it a ‘snapgate,’” the Falcons coach told reporters on Monday. “Which I probably already did.”
After Sunday’s loss, Morris didn’t mince words when harping on a potential rules violation committed by the Patriots in which they “simulated a snap” by mimicking Atlanta QB Michael Penix Jr.’s clapping.
“They did a nice job.