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http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/21993414/long-nfl-referee-jeff-triplette-retire Longtime NFL referee Jeff Triplette is retiring, a source confirmed Sunday morning. The news comes one day after Triplette's eventful performance in the Tennessee Titans' 22-21 wild-card playoff victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. Triplette's decision is not believed to have been a direct result of that game, but he was not immediately available for comment to explain his reasons. The NFL did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but news of Triplette's retirement was first reported by NFL Network. Triplette joined the NFL in 1996 and was promoted to referee in 1999. His career has included a number of high-profile incidents, most notably when he inadvertently hit Cleveland Browns offensive lineman Orlando Brown in the eye with a penalty flag during a game in 1999, temporarily blinding him. Overall, however, Triplette's performance was good enough in the eyes of NFL administrators to spur a two-decade career as a referee. The league grades officials on every play of every game, and consistently low grades over a three-year period are supposed to lead to dismissal. Saturday night, Triplette blew his whistle early on what appeared to be a fumble by Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota, negating what would have been a Chiefs recovery. The Titans kicked a 49-yard field goal on the next play. Triplette also used incorrect details to explain an accurate decision to award Mariota a touchdown a tipped pass. Finally, Triplette's crew awarded Chiefs linebacker Derrick Johnson a touchdown on a fumble return in the fourth quarter. Replay showed that Titans running back Derrick Henry was down by contact before the fumble, and the call was reversed upon review. |
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I'm not one to say the refs are out to get the Chiefs but I'd say we definitely got the short end of the stick last night. |
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01-07-2018, 02:31 PM | #62 |
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Makes me wonder if the NFL knew he was going to retire and gave him a playoff game to work as a gift out the door??
Hmmmmm
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Really though if the NFL wasn't a monopoly Triplette would of been fired years ago. Triplette should be fired before he retires for incompetence. The person who approved Triplette being a playoff ref needs to be fired for incompetence. The person who approved Triplette being a playoff ref boss needs to be fired for incompetence. I wish we had a younger interested owner with **** you levels of money that would be unafraid to publicaly call out the NFL when his team gets screwed over like Cuban when he first bought the Mavs. NFL knows CHunt is a push over now and won't complain. |
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Don't they usually announce these long time referees last game in advance? I'm Thinking this performance was so bad that maybe the NFL said retire or be fired?
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Originally Posted by Cassel's Reckoning: Matt once made a very nice play in Seattle where he spun away from a pass rusher and hit Bowe off his back foot for a first down. One of the best plays Matt has ever made. |
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Giving a poor ref a gift of a game seems real fair to the teams and fans involved. I guess they put him on the game where they thought the team was a lock to win but they must not have seen this franchise play before. |
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