https://twitter.com/JordanHeckFF/status/929918632955727872
During the Sunday Night Football game between the Broncos and the Patriots, a referee had to be carted off and, for the first time possibly ever, was entered into concussion protocol after taking a scary slam to the turf. You can see a Patriots player chuck a Bronco, completely unaware that the ref was near them, right into the back of the ref’s legs. The ref gets swept, then slams backward, bouncing his head off the turf and staying down for a long while.
https://twitter.com/DCBarno/status/929918706741805056
He doesn’t look good. At a quick glance, he also kinda looks like Bill Belichick, which is weird. Preliminary reports (on Twitter) are saying that he’s okay, but that was one of the nastiest hits of any game this Sunday.
Ref gets carted off the field during #NEvsDEN game after getting taken out by the knees during a block. pic.twitter.com/Biuckx8vvM
— The Sporting News (@sportingnews) November 13, 2017
Of course, there were some jokes. Some in better taste than others. It’s really been a weird night of football. The Patriots have destroyed the Broncos, while the most interesting bit of offense from Denver came in the form of Brock Osweiler doming an unsuspecting coach on the sidelines with an out of bounds throw.
It’s as if the Broncos are only able to put decent hits on people that are in no way supposed to be taking damage in this game.
https://twitter.com/OTMSportsBOS/status/929919166827651073
Yooooo😭😭😭 R.I.P to ref Jeff Rice. #NEvsDEN https://t.co/0bMPEPZZCE
— (@3lone) November 13, 2017
I want to see the ref that had to leave the game come running out of the tunnel in dramatic Ray Lewis fashion to get back and officiate this game pic.twitter.com/7kvJaJzJ7c
— Jake Kleinhans (@JakeKleinhans) November 13, 2017
Absolutely no class by the ref! We tune to watch football players make football plays, not to see the refs steal all the attention #FireGoodell https://t.co/RfCAGhfyPb
— TerdKingdom (@LiL_JaBuka) November 13, 2017
Ref is OK. Player checked his pulse. pic.twitter.com/OcrUKLDbSC
— Bud Geracie (@WakeOfWeek) November 13, 2017
This ref has entered the leagues concussion protocol…
Annnd he's cleared!pic.twitter.com/1wwCi0oQq5
— NFL Retweet (@NFLRT) November 13, 2017
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