Day: January 22, 2019

New Orleans attorney files lawsuit over no-call in NFC championshipNew Orleans attorney files lawsuit over no-call in NFC championship

NEW ORLEANS — A New Orleans plaintiff’s attorney, who calls himself “The Strong Arm” is now trying to strong arm the NFL. Tuesday, Frank Damico, Jr., filed a lawsuit in Orleans Parish Civil District Court.  The suit, on behalf of Saints season ticket holders Tommy Badeaux and Candis Lambert

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Doctors offer free eye exams to NFL refs who blew call in Saints-Rams gameDoctors offer free eye exams to NFL refs who blew call in Saints-Rams game

After a blown call cost the New Orleans Saints a spot in the Super Bowl, eye doctors in Louisiana and Texas are offering to give free eye exams to NFL referees. The Los Angeles Rams will face the New England Patriots after referees working Sunday’s game failed to call pass interference. The Rams

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Monson: Fine, get mad at the NFL refs for screwing up. And then realize there’s no good way to fix this.Monson: Fine, get mad at the NFL refs for screwing up. And then realize there’s no good way to fix this.

The refs suck. And so is everybody else. Not just in the NFL, but in every other league in every other sport. Every fan is a Saints fan. When the Jazz played the Blazers on Monday night, the missed-calls count — for both teams — went into double digits. Same as it ever was. Same as it ever is. League

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Since NFL tweaked rule, most playoff overtimes ended on first-drive TDsSince NFL tweaked rule, most playoff overtimes ended on first-drive TDs

In 2011, the NFL decided it was time to change overtime in the postseason. Overtime in the NFL playoffs had been sudden-death since the very first overtime game in 1958, when the Colts beat the Giants in what some call the Greatest Game Ever Played. But starting in 2011, the league decided that a field

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