REDZONE HOST SCOTT HANSON DEFENDS NFL OFFICIATING, CALLS LEAGUE 'BEST OFFICIATED' IN AMERICA"I want to know what they saw on the field immediately after the game, when their emotions were up, just like the players and coaches," Salisbury told OutKick.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.
This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.NFL referee Adrian Hill was one of two officials suspended this season for an on-field confrontation with a player.(USA TODAY Sports)We talked about missed calls, but also about the recent confrontations between officials and players.
Watching some of those exchanges, I wondered why the people responsible for keeping things under control were getting so worked up themselves."It's like officials are instigating certain situations," Salisbury said.Salisbury doesn't want to wait for somebody at the league office to explain a missed call the next day.He wants to hear from the person who made the decision, while the game is still fresh.The NFL has what's called a pool interview process where reporters covering a game can request an explanation of a particular call.
A designated pool reporter asks the questions, and a transcript of the answers is distributed to the rest of the media.That's where some of the referee explanations you read in game stories come from.But I'd like to see officials take questions on camera after games as routinely as players and coaches do.
If a quarterback has to talk about why he threw a crucial fourth-quarter interception, or a coach has to face a grilling about a questionable fourth-down decision, then a referee can explain why he missed an obvious call.Salisbury repeatedly expressed respect for the job officials do.But he's frustrated by mistakes he believes should be obvious without somebody needing to slow down a replay and draw circles on the screen."You can't miss the ones t...