TROY Aikman believes now is the most important time to improve refereeing.
The NFL legend and ESPN broadcaster thinks the presence of sports betting should emphasize an improvement to refereeing.
Aikman was vocal during the divisional round matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Texans about poor officiating.
Patrick Mahomes was the beneficiary of multiple bad calls in that game, and Aikman wasn’t shy about showing how angry he was about it.
He went as far as to say the NFL has to “address it in the offseason.”
The NFL did come out and say they agreed with the calls the officials made, but that was an extremely unpopular opinion.
Aikman recently joined Jimmy Traina’s Sports Illustrated Media Podcast to discuss his willingness to call out the refs.
“I know the officials have a tough job,” Aikman said. “
I mean, the scrutiny that they’re under. As we’ve gotten more advanced with instant replay, those guys, it seems, have become more and more scrutinized.
“And the game has not become less controversial, the game has become more controversial.
“I just think that we’re at a point that this has tipped a little bit because the league is partners with a number of these gambling services.
“Here you are promoting gambling, people are gambling more than they ever have before and those types of calls.
“There’s a lot at stake regardless – but especially when you’re considering there’s a lot of money that’s changing hands with these calls as well.
“I think that we owe it to the fans that we get it right and I think we’re at a point in time where we can.
“We can get it more right. So that was really my position in just trying to lean on the NFL and say, ‘Hey, we gotta fix this. We gotta address it in the offseason.'”
Aikman said he feels its job to make it known when he doesn’t agree with a call, but that he doesn’t think he’s crossing any lines.
NFL fans appreciated Aikman standing firm about the refs and shared their thoughts on social media.
“Glad someone is finally speaking out on the topic,” one fan said.
“It’s not about the gambling. It’s about putting out the best product possible for the fans,” another fan said.
“There needs to be full-time refs,” a third fan said.
“I agree with Troy. In competitive sports, as fans, all we can ask for is for those competitions to be officiated accurately and fairly,” a fourth fan said.
“Make Troy the commissioner,” a fifth fan said.
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