NFL referees made headlines with the Detroit Lions vs. Dallas Cowboys game in Week 17. The Cowboys ended up prevailing in that game 20-19. However, a big reason that result played out the way it did is because of a controversial ineligible receiver call against Detroit.
Lions coaches, players, fans, and bettors were all outraged about the call last week. NFL legend Carl Banks took it a step further and claimed the league’s integrity is at stake. Now, the NFL has doubled down and released a memo to every team about the rule.
NFL Uses Detroit Lions as Example in Memo
The NFL released this memo to every team in the league. The video is just under two minutes long. However, the main thing to note is that the NFL decided to use the Detroit Lions’ controversial situation as the example that the video is based around.