PHOENIX, Arizona — In what amounted to one of his lengthiest defenses to date, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell brushed back criticism about the league's officiating and said he believes the on-field performance of calling games is as good as it has ever been.
. And none may have topped Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy, a centerpiece analyst on NBC's Sunday Night Football package who repeatedly blasted the NFL's state of officiating during the season while appearing on broadcasts and on social media.
“The best refs we’ve had in the league are on TV now,” Rodgers said on the Pat McAfee show in January. “They’re not working in the league office. They’re on TV. Gene Steratore — my favorite ref of all time. I think one of the best guys at understanding how to interact with guys and how to communicate with them, and then how to control a game without being a part of it. Gene was incredible at that. But Gene is on TV now. Why? Because they pay more.
Goodell seemed to take issue Wednesday with that line of criticism — particularly from the standpoint of on-field officials being taken away by networks. In his defense, Goodell appeared to suggest that on-field talent losses were decisions made at the ends of careers rather than money drawing away key officials.
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