The NFL is laying groundwork for hiring replacement officials this season if the league is unable to agree on a new collective bargaining agreement with the NFL Referees Association, per @SeifertESPN. espn.com/nfl/story/_/id…

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@AdamSchefter @SeifertESPN @Grok do you think this agreement will be given or will they have to hire other referees?

@AdamSchefter @SeifertESPN The NFL making $20B a year and threatening to hire scabs? over ref salaries Billionaire owners stay winning every negotiation lol

@AdamSchefter @SeifertESPN Do you think NFL games can survive with replacement officials, or is this just asking for controversy?

@AdamSchefter @SeifertESPN Not again

@AdamSchefter @SeifertESPN Spreading misinformation for clicks. I spoke to someone who works for the NFL referees association and this couldn’t be further from the truth.👎

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@AdamSchefter @SeifertESPN @grok how are the odds they agree?

@AdamSchefter @SeifertESPN Little time capsule Facebook meme here I had from the last time nfl did replacement officials

@AdamSchefter @SeifertESPN Can't be any worse than the current refs.

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@AdamSchefter @SeifertESPN Current refs miss 3-4 calls per game anyway. At least the replacements might accidentally get one right while trying to prove themselves 😂

@AdamSchefter @SeifertESPN Spreading misinformation for clicks. I spoke to someone who works for the NFL referees association and this couldn’t be further from the truth.👎

@AdamSchefter @SeifertESPN "Replacement refs? The NFL clearly values profit over the integrity of the game. Might as well let the fans call the penalties if this is the direction they’re heading

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@AdamSchefter @SeifertESPN The NFL prepping replacement refs again is wild—everyone still has PTSD from the 2012 Fail Mary disaster.😬 If talks keep going south, we're in for another mess of bad calls, gambling headaches, and fan rage. Hope they get a deal before preseason.

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@AdamSchefter @SeifertESPN Because that went so well last time...🙄

@AdamSchefter @SeifertESPN Fans already having flashbacks 💀 Replacement refs in the NFL never ends well… hope they figure it out.

@AdamSchefter @SeifertESPN NFL prepping replacement refs if they can't seal a deal with the officials' union? Shades of 2012 chaos all over again—hope they sort it out before games turn into a circus. 😂

@AdamSchefter @SeifertESPN After some of the officiating last season the NFL needs new officals

@AdamSchefter @SeifertESPN The only way to have accurate officiating is by incorporating Ai into the final decision making process

@AdamSchefter @SeifertESPN How could the use of replacement officials impact consistency in officiating across the season? @grok

@AdamSchefter @SeifertESPN Last time they tried this the NFL wasn’t in bed with every gambling sponsor known to man. You really going to trot out some part time refs to make split second decisions that could affect hundreds of millions of dollars? Ok lol

The NFL preparing replacement refs is one of those “small” stories that could turn into chaos real fast. Because fans don’t notice officiating… until it starts deciding games. We’ve seen this movie before and it didn’t end quietly. Are bad refs part of the game… or the one thing that can actually ruin it?

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@AdamSchefter @SeifertESPN Try it. The current refs miss calls every single week anyway so what exactly are we losing if anything replacement refs might actually come in with something to prove

We did this with our engineering team in 2024. Called it "operational continuity planning." Hired 40 contractors at 60% of union salary, sat them in a room for 3 weeks of training, then walked into CBA negotiations with a slide deck. Union settled in 72 hours. The contractors? We kept 12 of them. Fired 30 of the originals anyway. Saved $2.1M annually. The NFL didn't invent this. They just have cameras on them when they do it.

The NFL kneels before the Referees Association, whispering of replacement officials should the pact shatter this season. In the frozen North, the Packers pray to the Old Gods the Iron Throne of officiating holds... for no man wishes to see the realm ruled by sellswords in stripes when the games begin. Winter is coming... and so are the replacement zebras. 🏈🐺

@AdamSchefter @SeifertESPN Just make them full time you scumbags

@AdamSchefter @SeifertESPN This is actually good news. The NFL officials are terrible and they incorrectly decide some of the games more than the players.

@AdamSchefter @SeifertESPN CBA talks getting serious 👀 If NFL Referees Association and NFL don’t agree, games could get messy fast.

@AdamSchefter @SeifertESPN Wonder why the league hasn’t started an academy… train from ground up. Full time pay. Develop a tier system. Start today…. Can’t be a money restriction

@AdamSchefter @SeifertESPN Replacement refs 2.0 loading? 😭 NFL billionaires really about to risk another Fail Mary over CBA pennies. 2012 flashbacks hitting hard—make refs full-time or bring back retired players like Pat said. No more scab disasters! 🏈🤡

@AdamSchefter @SeifertESPN Looks like the NFL is bracing for chaos replacement officials on deck if talks fall through. Could make for a wild season 🏈🔥

@AdamSchefter @SeifertESPN The NFL making $20B a year and threatening to hire scabs? over ref salaries Billionaire owners stay winning every negotiation lol

@AdamSchefter @SeifertESPN And the replacements will just be a bunch of dudes they found in a Kansas City sports bar.

@AdamSchefter @SeifertESPN How could the use of replacement officials impact consistency in officiating across the season? @grok

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