Two NFL officials suspended for unprofessional conduct after incidents with players on Sunday

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The NFL on Monday suspended a line judge two games for swearing at Arizona’s Trey McBride.

Line judge Jeff Seeman was caught on camera cursing at McBride during the Cardinals’ loss at the New York Giants on Sunday. The incident drew the ire of union leader JC Tretter, a retired offensive lineman who played eight seasons.

“This kind of behavior from an official towards a player is unacceptable,” Tretter, the NFL Players Association’s executive director, said on social media along with a video clip of the incident. “Players are consistently held accountable when the roles are reversed. We expect the NFL to hold officials to the same standard.”

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The interaction took place with just under five minutes left after officials did not call a pass interference or illegal contact penalty on New York’s Dru Phillips, who made contact with McBride before the ball arrived from Jacoby Brissett on a third-and-2 play.

Arizona punted and the Giants went on to win 36-24 after Deonte Banks intercepted Brissett’s pass and ran it back for a pick-6 as time expired.

Referee Adrian Hill was also suspended for unprofessional conduct in the Miami-Minnesota game. Hill yelled at Eric Wilson and pointed for him to get away after the Vikings linebacker tried to help him to his feet after a collision knocked him over.

“I just think it’s one of those situations in kind of a high-energy moment there,” Minnesota coach Kevin O’Connell said Monday. “I think stuff like that can happen sometimes, but I don’t have any major concerns, and I think Adrian’s a really good official and does a really good job. I think that was just kind of fast moment that happened, and we can put it behind us, hopefully.”

The league’s vice president of officiating, Ramon George, issued the suspensions.

This isn’t the first time an official has been punished for his interactions with a player on the field.

Umpire Roy Ellison was punished twice for his behavior. In 2018, he was fined $9,300 and placed on administrative leave for one game after he was accused of calling Buffalo defensive end Jerry Hughes by a derogatory term.

Ellison was also suspended for one game in 2013 for making “a profane and derogatory statement” to Washington left tackle Trent Williams.

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NFL周一宣布，一名边裁因辱骂亚利桑那红雀队的特雷·麦克布莱德而被禁赛两场。

周日红雀队客场负于纽约巨人队的比赛中，边裁杰夫·西曼被镜头拍到辱骂麦克布莱德。这一事件激怒了工会领袖JC·特雷特，他是一名退役的进攻线球员，曾效力八个赛季。

“这种裁判对待球员的行为是不可接受的，”NFL球员协会执行董事特雷特在社交媒体上发布了一段事发视频，并表示。“当角色互换时，球员总是会被追究责任。我们希望NFL对裁判也秉持同样的标准。”

NFL在伦敦的新鲜感可能正在消退。小马队和指挥官队之间一场糟糕的比赛更是雪上加霜。

比赛还剩不到五分钟时，裁判没有判罚纽约队的德鲁·菲利普斯在第三档2码进攻中与麦克布莱德发生接触，当时雅各比·布里塞特传球过来，而菲利普斯在球传到麦克布莱德之前与他发生了接触。

亚利桑那队弃踢，巨人队最终以 36-24 获胜，迪昂特·班克斯在比赛结束前拦截了布里塞特的传球，并回攻达阵得分。

裁判阿德里安·希尔也因在迈阿密对阵明尼苏达的比赛中行为不端而被停职。当时，维京人队的线卫埃里克·威尔逊在一次碰撞后试图扶起希尔，但希尔却冲着他大喊大叫，并指着他示意他走开。

“我觉得当时比赛气氛很紧张，出现了一些小插曲，”明尼苏达队主教练凯文·奥康奈尔周一表示，“我觉得这种情况偶尔会发生，但我并不担心，而且我认为阿德里安是一位非常优秀的裁判，他的执法工作做得非常好。我觉得那只是当时发生的一个小插曲，希望我们能尽快把它抛在脑后。”

联盟裁判副总裁拉蒙·乔治发布了停赛决定。

这并非裁判第一次因与场上球员的互动而受到处罚。

裁判罗伊·埃里森曾两次因其行为受到处罚。2018年，他被指控用侮辱性词语称呼布法罗防守端锋杰里·休斯，随后被罚款9300美元并停职一场。

埃里森在 2013 年也曾因对华盛顿左截锋特伦特·威廉姆斯发表“亵渎和贬损的言论”而被禁赛一场。