The NFL lockout has been a popular
topic for the media this past year. Referees
from the NFL Referee Association say that the NFL planned to lock out current referees
rather than signing a new contract and replacing the experienced refs with less
qualified referees. The president of the
NFL Referee Association Scott Green says that the players are unsafe with the
new officials coming in. Greens states; "The
players have plenty of things to worry about on the field, they don't need to be
worrying about the officials". The
NFL lock out’s effect on the referees seems to be a greater deal than the NFL thought. These referees in the NFLRA have spent a lot
of time and energy into keeping the player’s safe and keeping the game
flowing. It would be pretty unsettling
to have referees who hadn’t even worked Division 1 games go and work the NFL.
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/19608768/officials-union-says-nfl-planned-lockout-jeopardizing-player-safety
This is very true. The new referees that are being brought in are going to have less experience and more difficulty keeping the players safe. These referees that are being replaced have been doing their job for years and the know what it takes to keep the players safe and the game moving. Refereeing in something that you can just get out there and pick up right away especially being a referee in the NFL where the game speed is much faster then on any other level. It would be ashamed for the NFL to allow this to happen.
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