NFL Looking At Possible Coaches Challenge For Judgement Calls

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The NFL has faced criticism for the Saints vs Rams game.

During the NFC Championship game between the New Orleans Saints and the Los Angeles Rams, the Saints were the victim of one of the worst non-calls in NFL history. Rams cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman hit a Saints wide receiver before he even had a chance to catch the ball, which should have been a pass interference call. Instead, the referee ignored it and the Saints were forced to go for a field goal. In the end, the Rams won the game and everyone in New Orleans was calling for the game to be nullified and replayed.

Since then, the NFL has received a plethora of criticism for the rules and how they have handled the situation. Now though, the NFL seems as though they are taking action and looking at ways to implement measures that could prevent this sort of thing from happening again.

According to ESPN, sources close the NFL are saying that they are looking into giving coaches a challenge flag, or extra challenges for judgment calls typically made by the referee. This means that if a coach is not happy with a call made on the field, particularly a penalty call or non-call, the coach can challenge it and it will go to a replay.

After the Saints and Rams game, the refs admitted that they blew the call and that the play was, in fact, pass interference.


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Alexander Cole is the current editor-in-chief of HotNewHipHop. He started at HotNewHipHop back in 2018 where he began as a Sports and Sneakers writer. It was here where he began to hone his craft, putting his journalism degree from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, to good use. Since that time, he has documented some of the biggest stories in the hip-hop world. From the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef to the disturbing allegations against Diddy, Alex has helped HotNewHipHop navigate large-scale stories as they happen. In 2021, he went to the Bahamas for the Big 3's Championship Game. It was here where he got to interview legendary figures like Ice Cube, Clyde Drexler, and Stephen Jackson. He has also interviewed other superstar athletes such as Antonio Brown, Damian Lillard, and Paul Pierce. This is in addition to conversations with social media provocateurs like Jake Paul, and younger respected artists like Kaycyy, Lil Tecca, and Jeleel!
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