Referee Brad Allen couldn’t have become more famous without starting bench pressing in Buicks and wearing extremely tight shirts.
ESPN.com’s Adam Schefter has been following Brad Allen’s beat lately.In other wordssomeone who doesn’t like Brad Allen was spoon-feeding Shefty), reports Allen’s crew. assigned The Steelers vs. Ravens game will be aired on national television on Saturday.
We asked the league how and when these allocations will be made. Ideally, he would have all 18 weeks determined before the season starts. This will make your travel plans more efficient and reliable.
Also, performance only matters when it comes to postseason assignments. Unless an official is bad enough to be fired mid-season, that official and the crew he or she belongs to should, in theory, be a regular, no matter when the game is played, no matter how influential. He should be eligible to play in season games. .
Allen was approached by three different Lions linemen as part of confusing the Cowboys as to who was eligible to catch passes due to Saturday night’s two-point conversion fiasco. He gained a certain amount of notoriety due to the perception that he made a mistake. Crews also missed an important tripping foul, which was called on the Cowboys instead of the Lions.
Formerly Allen’s crew Missed multiple major interference penaltiesmost notable was the blatant interference the Packers made against the Chiefs during the final drive of Sunday night’s game.
It’s highly unlikely we’ll see Allen play in a playoff game this year, but his status as a referee theoretically qualifies him to play in regular season games. He could have been assigned to the Steelers vs. Ravens before he was scheduled for a solo slot.