Instead, they lost in overtime 26 23

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NFL sued over canada goose outlet blown call during NFC Championship game

In a Hail Mary move, a New Orleans attorney filed a lawsuit Tuesday to get the NFL to address https://www.thebookstop.biz a blown pass interference call at the goose outlet canada canada goose outlet end cheap Canada Goose of the NFC Championship game in which the Saints lost to the LA Rams.

Frank D’Amico Jr. filed the suit with the Civil District Court of Orleans Parish on behalf of Saints season ticket holders, saying NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has the power to put time back on the clock and allow the game to resume.

The Saints appeared to have the game in hand near the end of regulation when Rams cornerback Nickell Robey Coleman delivered a helmet to helmet haymaker to Saints receiver Tommylee Lewis before the ball arrived.

If the penalty had been called, the Saints would likely have won the game. Instead, they lost in overtime 26 23.

“It’s a judgment call by the officials. I personally have not seen the play,” referee Bill Vinovich said after the blatant pass interference seen around the globe.

D’Amico is asking the NFL to enforce Rule 17, Section 2, Article 1 in the NFL Rulebook that he says canada goose outlet reviews in the right circumstances, allow the commissioner to canada goose outlet take extreme action in the face of a grossly unfair result,” uk canada goose outlet according to WDSU in Louisiana.

The lawyer issued a Canada Goose Jackets press release that apparently copied and pasted extensively from a Pro Football Talk article on canada goose black friday sale the matter.

though Rams defensive back Nickell Robey Coleman admits that he opted to wipe out Saints receiver Tommylee Lewis because Robey Coleman believed he been beaten for touchdown, it hard not to imagine this being the kind of unfair act that would have a major effect on the outcome of the game,” he wrote.

“Then again, the rule is there for a reason; if ever it would be invoked, wouldn now be the time to do it? And here where it gets even juicier, Consider Rule 17, canada goose coats on sale Article 3: commissioner powers under canada goose outlet new york city this Section canada goose uk outlet 2 include the reversal of a game result or the rescheduling of a game, either from the beginning or from the point at which the extraordinary act canada goose outlet uk occurred,'” he continued.

the Commissioner has the power to turn back time to the spot of the penalty that wasn called, put the teams back on the field from that point in the game, give the Saints first and goal canada goose outlet jackets at the spot of the foul, put 1:49 on the clock, and let the game proceed, tied at 20, with the Rams having one timeout left.

isn inconceivable that it canada goose outlet online uk would happen, but even if it is, then why does the rulebook even allow for this type of an approach?

maybe canada goose outlet uk sale canada goose black friday sale that why the league is wrestling with canada goose factory outlet the language of its expected statement acknowledging the error. Maybe buy canada goose jacket the league realizes that, depending on the specific words chosen, the door to a Rule 17 proceeding could canada goose store inadvertently be kicked open.”

A Lafayette law firm separately has informed the NFL that litigation over the game’s outcome may be imminent.

“At present, a large asterisk sits next to the title NFC champions. Allowing the status quo to stand is a eye on the history and integrity of the game which you have been entrusted to canada goose outlet parka preserve and protect,” a joint statement from the attorneys said, according to WDSU.

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