NFL May End Referees Lockout Soon
ESPN has reported that the lockout -- and use of replacement referees -- could end for Sunday's games.
The NFL's use of replacement referees -- and the controversy that it has created in just three weeks of the 2012 season -- could end soon. ESPN has reported that talks progressed enough Tuesday that regular officials could be back in time for games of Sunday (Sept. 30). An agreement in principle is at hand, according to one source familiar with the talks. The NFL Referees Association reportedly says its 121 referees have been trained on the new rules implemented last season, and have passed physicals or are prepared to pass physicals immediately. The league's use of replacement referees has caused many to question the league's integrity. The furor peaked in Monday night's Green Bay-Seattle game, in which Seattle was awarded a game-winning …
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John61
8:33 am on Tuesday, September 25, 2012
This is happening because of the greedy refs who want a pension for a p/ t job. Have they or do they know anything of how the economy is.the majority of the regular fans have to work. A couple weeks to make the money that refs make in one game more ›