Stung by Discord Over Officiating, the N.F.L. Puts a Coach in Charge
“When we fail in officiating, we fail the game of football, we fail the fans, the clubs, the coaches and the players,” Troy Vincent, the N.F.L.’s executive vice president of football operations, said in an interview. “The stripes,” he said, referring to the officials, “should never be in the middle of the game.”
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