The NFL’s answer to the referee problem isn’t a politically correct one.
But think about it: Would we ask a 65-year-old teacher to chase down world-class athletes? Only in professional football do we routinely put people of retiring age in impossible mental and physical situations.
You saw that stance backfire yet again on Thursday Night Football. Sam Bradford was 100 percent roughed on the game-deciding two-point try. Referee Tony Corrente reportedly told him his facemask wasn’t interfered with whatsoever. Even the most strident Cowboys fan has to admit that’s not true.