NFL, referees reach a deal, will work Week 4, says report

[HomieSoprano]

NFL, referees reportedly near a deal, could work Week 4 - SBNation.com

The NFL and NFL Referees Association are close to coming to an agreement to end the lockout of the officials, according to multiple reports. ESPN's Adam Schefter tweeted that the two sides will work to get the regular officials on the field by this weekend's set of games.

As of this morning, it was reported that the league and the NFLRA had closed the gap on backup crews but remained at odds over pension plans. After spending all of Tuesday negotiating through Wednesday morning, the two sides agreed upon a developmental program that would incorporate 21 officials to the current pool of 121 NFLRA members.

The benefit program remains the largest stumbling block remaining in the negotiation.

Following Monday night's controversial conclusion to the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks game, the demand for the regular officials became overwhelming with several players taking to social media to make their voices heard. It now seems as though the NFL was listening.

bout time...

 

[PortCityProphet]

nikka i was coming in here to make this thread

 

[HomieSoprano]

nikka i was gon make this thread

 

[tremonthustler1]

Ed Hochuli's gonna hear a massive pop for the first shytty flag he throws

 

[CaughtInTWebb]

Bout damn time....

 

[OG Talk]

Now we gotta go back to watching flag footbal?


I was enjoying the throwback nature of goon ball we were experiencing these first few weeks..

Rodgers, Brees and Brady about to eat again...

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

 

[Amare's Right Hook]

RG3 will still get raped

 

[LastEmperor2k2]

Ed Hochuli's gonna hear a massive pop for the first shytty flag he throws

They gonna go wild for these dudes.

If it happens this weekend i`ll be at MetLife cheering my lungs out for these bum ass refs.

 

[PortCityProphet]

the regular refs got pressure on em tho. they cant be out there fukkin up or folks gon be like "we coulda kept the replacements "

 

[SubLyminalz]

rodgers and brady will both have over 400 yards and between 3-5 touchdowns since they lost last week and there babysitters are back....book it

 

[Amare's Right Hook]

Gamblers were looking at week 4 like



NFL was like




Now my trip to the bookie will be a whole lot more

 

[klientel]

now we all get to see that the old refs aren't that much better

 

[GzUp]

That sucks.
I was hoping for some shiat to go down next week.

 

[R.E.N. Spells Ren]

 

[LastEmperor2k2]

now we all get to see that the old refs aren't that much better

Nah, they are much better.

The total state of confusion of these replacements was absurd. They seemed like they never even watched the game.