Quote of the Day
"For the good of the game, the integrity of the game, and the safety of the players, get the referees back on the field."-- ABC's Josh Elliott, following the controversy surrounding the end of the Packers-Seahawks game last night. ("GMA," ABC, 9/25)
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The NFL referee situation "reached a critical mass" with last night's Packers-Seahawks game, and there is "no question that the league has to swallow its pride and do something that Commissioner Roger Goodell simply doesn't want to do, and that is to give in more on negotiations than he's had to do with either his TV partners or the players," according to NBC's Peter King. Appearing on NBC's "Today" show, King said, "It was only a matter of time before something like last night happened." Host Matt Lauer asked, "So your message to Commissioner Goodell this morning is 'Pick up the phone, get this done?'" King: "Absolutely. I think that's the message of 1,800 players in the NFL, it's the message of all the coaching staffs. I think they have t ...
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