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SolidSnake84 · 10-10-2011, 07:37 PM

Does it have anything to do possibly some kind of privacy/secrecy act, or something along the lines of like a players association for referees?

What I mean is, a guy like Ed Hoculi becomes an announcer, and during a game he says something like "I tell you what joe when I was reffing, i really didn't like Michael Vick so i always kind of turned my head when they would hit him", etc...

Not making a joke here, i always assumed they protect everything the refs do behind closed doors so they would never let an ex-ref become a commentator because of stuff like I mentioned.

10-10-2011, 07:37 PM	#5
SolidSnake84 Playmaker Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Stephens City, VA Posts: 2,953	Re: How come there has never been a retired referee as an announcer? Does it have anything to do possibly some kind of privacy/secrecy act, or something along the lines of like a players association for referees? What I mean is, a guy like Ed Hoculi becomes an announcer, and during a game he says something like "I tell you what joe when I was reffing, i really didn't like Michael Vick so i always kind of turned my head when they would hit him", etc... Not making a joke here, i always assumed they protect everything the refs do behind closed doors so they would never let an ex-ref become a commentator because of stuff like I mentioned. __________________ Time to nut up or shut up