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{The back judge threw his flag for defensive pass interference," Morelli told Archer, via a pool report released by the Cowboys. "We got other information from another official from a different angle that thought the contact was minimal and didn't warrant pass interference."
The other official Morelli referred to was head linesman Jerry Bergman, who thought the play was "face-guarding," according to Morelli. Face-guarding is illegal in college football, but not in professional football...
...Morelli went on to reassert that the official with the better view of the play was Bergman.}
The defender was definitely in the face of the receiver. Not illegal in the NFL. But if all the Dallas haters think he should have gotten out of the way to give the receiver a CLEAR view of the ball before trying to defend him, then so be it.
{The back judge threw his flag for defensive pass interference," Morelli told Archer, via a pool report released by the Cowboys. "We got other information from another official from a different angle that thought the contact was minimal and didn't warrant pass interference."
The other official Morelli referred to was head linesman Jerry Bergman, who thought the play was "face-guarding," according to Morelli. Face-guarding is illegal in college football, but not in professional football...
...Morelli went on to reassert that the official with the better view of the play was Bergman.}
The defender was definitely in the face of the receiver. Not illegal in the NFL. But if all the Dallas haters think he should have gotten out of the way to give the receiver a CLEAR view of the ball before trying to defend him, then so be it.
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