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Green Bay Packers Owners for NFL referee association demands

Green Bay Packers Owners for NFL referee association demands

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Started by Anonymous 14 years ago
We, the undersigned, the "Green Bay Packers Owners," (henceforth, GBPO) attest to the following: "Green Bay Packers, Inc., has been a publicly owned, nonprofit corporation since Aug. 18, 1923, when original articles of incorporation were filed with Wisconsin’s secretary of state." ©Packers.com On Monday, September 24th, 2012, an incident occurred in the closing moments of Monday Night Football, under the supervision of replacement referees, and not the NFLRA, henceforth referred to as the "Maculate Interception," which we are labeling "egregious," until such time we find a stronger word. "One official signaled interception. The other signaled a touchdown. The touchdown stood, and the Seahawks beat the Packers 14-12. Cue bedlam." ©NFL.com Bedlam bed·lam  noun: a scene or state of wild uproar and confusion. Synonyms: disorder, tumult, chaos, clamor, turmoil, commotion, pandemonium. The GBPO states, "Bedlam? You betcha!" Furthermore, the "Maculate Interception," occurred after Golden Tate clearly shoved Sam Shields in the back; pass interference. Subsequently, Tate, while clearly being the second receiver during the "simultaneous possession," with only one hand on the ball, was awarded a touchdown by one replacement referee while the other signaled a clock stoppage which would indicate a touchback; an interception. We, the GBPO, collectively state, that the "Maculate Interception" is the worst we have ever seen in any sport; any team. Furthermore, furthermore, Shields had already been the victim once that night of a horrendous botched call when he was assessed a 32-yard penalty after being molested unmercifully by Sidney Rice. Furthermore, furthermore, furthermore, the officials left the field, forgetting that an extra point had to be attempted. Seriously??? As the GBPO, we are collectively, and as one, the "owner" of the team, and demand that our voice is heard. We demand the following: 1) President & Chief Executive Officer, Mark Murphy, on behalf of the GBPO, demand that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell meet every written demand that the NFLRA has made as of Monday, September 24th, by 8:29 EST.* 2) The NFLRA return to the NFL regular season as soon as these demands are met. PLEASE! 3) The Green Bay Packers can afford the NFLRA demands now, and in the future. We aim to collect 36,215 signatures, which would represent approximately 10% of the current shareholders of the Green Bay Packers; a significant scientific representation of the owners. *This is crucial, because after this game, let's face it, the NFLRA could demand any number of additional conditions, post-"Maculate Interception."

Updates

September 25, 2012

The volume of support has reached a level that allows us to formally request a meeting with league leadership to discuss officiating standards. We are finalizing our correspondence and will transmit the full document to the commissioner on Monday.

6 Comments

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Sarah Osborne
13 years ago Featured

Seriously watched this live and my jaw hit the floor. How do you mess that up so bad? Total robbery.

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Brenda Vega
13 years ago Featured

GO PACK GO! That was a blatant push off. Everyone saw it except the people getting paid to watch.

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Dave Wells
13 years ago Featured

I am so done with these replacement guys. They have no idea what they are doing out there.

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Tom Wilkinson
13 years ago Featured

FIX IT NOW. The replacement refs are a joke and ruins the integrity of the whole game.

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Kyle Malhotra
13 years ago Featured

Unbelievable. Shove in the back not called and then the wrong hand signal? Just pathetic.

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Mike Sharpe
14 years ago Featured

Worst call in the history of football. NFL needs to get their act together and pay the real refs. Embarrassing.