Which is exactly what he did, knifing inside Wirfs (called the best right tackle in the NFL on that same TV broadcast) and suddenly Ossai was cradling The GOAT.
“I was more excited about the execution after getting blown up,” Ossai said. “The very next time I was able to stay focused and execute. I was more excited about that. I didn’t realize I sacked Tom Brady until I got to the sidelines. I was thinking, ‘Oh my Gosh.’ I felt like I should have taken a picture.”
Ossai has watched it and the rest of his debut a few times. That play ended Brady’s night, but Ossai kept going. He played 31 more snaps from scrimmage, five on special teams and got another quarterback hit on his last play when he hurt his wrist late in the third quarter.
Despite feeling his knee buckle covering a kick early in the second half, Ossai finished with seven pressures and two run stops and Pro Football Focus gave him the third highest grade of any defensive rookie that first weekend behind only a pair of…