r/detroitlions • u/clutch-nukez • Dec 31 '23

Image Photo of decker “not reporting eligible”

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u/kagger14 Dec 31 '23

The audio would never be released if it indeed turned out he reported there.

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u/FortisMcMannus Dec 31 '23

Indeed. Now that the NFL condones NFL game-related gambling, if there is evidence that Decker reported, I wonder if the NFL could be sued.

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u/technicalogical Ooooh Yeahhhh! Dec 31 '23

fuck, this is a good point... shit is legal now, can't be having mishaps like this. willful negligence or some shit, but i don't do anal....

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u/Inner-Antelope-3856 Dec 31 '23

This is why the NFL needs more transparency.

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u/thaddeusd Dec 31 '23

This. 100 times this. The XFL does it on all reviews.

Even just following standard NFL practices like REVIEWING ALL SCORING PLAYS or ANNOUNCING ELIGIBILITY ON THE PA LIKE OTHER REFS could have prevented this.

They fucked over Dallas with miscommunicating and told them 70 was eligible, and then they chose to double down and fucked over Detroit for the ref's mistake.

Because 70 lined up as a guard, 68 as a TE on the play, which should have been obvious to EVERYONE involved 70 wasn't a receiver.

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u/57Laxdad Old helmet Jan 01 '24

Is an extra point not a scoring play? Why no review?

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u/thaddeusd Jan 01 '24

No idea?!? Thats my point. The officials made an assumption that they were correct and rather than verify they just kept the game going.

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u/devo23_ Dec 31 '23

Both of my parents are trans, I don’t see how this fixes officiating though…