Former Super Bowl-winning coach Bruce Arians commented on recent suspensions of two NFL referees for unprofessional conduct towards players. Line judge Jeff Seeman and referee Adrian Hill were suspended for 2 and 1 game respectively after incidents involving the Arizona Cardinals' Trey McBride and the Miami Dolphins' Ollie Gordon. Arians, known for his own confrontations with officials, praised the new collective bargaining agreement that holds referees accountable, noting it’s a positive change in league discipline.
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NFL officials were suspended after separate incidents occurred involving players in two different games this past weekend, and one former Super Bowl-winning head coach was a bit "surprised" by what happened.
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Bruce Arians, who won the Super Bowl alongside Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the team’s head coach in 2021, knows that things can get heated with referees on game days.
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However, under the new collective bargaining agreement between the referees and the NFL, the league has the right to take action when they deem a line was crossed – no matter which side did so.
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The NFL suspended line judge Jeff Seeman for 2 games and referee Adrian Hill for 1 game due to "unprofessional conduct toward a player."
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For Seeman, he was seen in a late-game exchange with Arizona Cardinals star Trey McBride, where he clearly mouthed a couple obscenities toward the tight end, who had been frustrated over an unflagged contact play on third down.
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As for Hill, he got frustrated after Miami Dolphins running back Ollie Gordon blocked Vikings' linebacker Eric Willson into him, which knocked the official to the ground.
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Hill stood up and confronted Wilson immediately face-to-face before ordering him to go back to the huddle.
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"This kind of behavior from an official towards a player is unacceptable," NFL Players Association Executive Director JC Tretter shared on social media.
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"Players are consistently held accountable when the roles are reversed.
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We expect the NFL to hold officials to the same standard."
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Arians saw the altercations as well, and he gave OutKick his take on it during a recent interview.
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"I did see it and I am surprised a little bit because there was never accountability before," he said, while also highlighting his work with Novartis and early prostate cancer screenings for their new initiative.
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"Under the new collective bargaining agreement with officials, there’s a lot more accountability and I’m glad to see that.
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I’ve had many, many run-ins with the referees.
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I’m legendary in that part, you know.
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They’d come over [and say], ‘Please, just don’t spit on me, coach.’
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I’d be hollering and screaming at them.
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But, yeah, it’s a great thing I think.
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As he said, Arians had dust-ups with officials during his lengthy tenure in the league, but that’s something seen on game days all the time.
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He was surprised, however, to see it occur with players, who usually let the coaches do the yelling for him.
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"I was surprised it was more with a player than a coach, because coaches can go way overboard," Arians explained.
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"But I think that’s a very, very important thing that the NFL now has control."
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It seems the league didn’t want to handle this behind the scenes, but rather sent a broader message with these two suspensions: acts like this by officials won’t be tolerated moving forward.
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Arians believes that is the right balance to have in the sport.
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