New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton’s comments regarding the NFL’s sideline replay technology, or lack thereof, drew mild attention this week amid the news that the Oakland Raiders would become the first NFL team to call Las Vegas home. Payton touched on the idea of adding widely used video technology to determine if players step out of bounds during NFL games.
At the recently concluded NFL owners meetings, Payton noted American tennis legend John McEnroe’s wild antics when disputing line calls during his playing days. Payton used the example of how tennis long ago fixed the issue that famously bothered McEnroe to highlight how the NFL could implement in-or-out of bounds replay technology after his team lost a game that featured a controversial sideline ruling.