Cheesehead TV · Mar 20
Could the Fail Mary Happen Again? Sadly, It Could
The NFL is looking into the prospects of recruiting replacement officials.
(Cue groans and low-grade fevers among the Green Bay fan base.)
The NFL officials’ length of contract is easy to overlook in the seemingly never-ending activity in America’s most popular sport. But the bill is coming due – the officials’ collective bargaining agreement expires at the end of May. Yeah, THIS May.
ESPN and other news outlets reported this week that, indeed, the NFL is looking into options for replacement officials should an agreement not be reached in time. This, of course, brings back nightmares for Packers fans, nightmares that date to Sept. 24, 2012.
