NFL Suspends 2 Officials for Unprofessional Conduct — SkimNews
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- The NFL suspended line judge Jeff Seeman for two games and referee Adrian Hill for one game for unprofessional conduct toward players, announced by vice president of officiating Ramon George.
- Seeman was caught on camera apparently cursing at Cardinals tight end Trey McBride during Arizona's 36-24 loss to the Giants, after McBride complained about interference on a third-and-8 pass from QB Jacoby Brissett that fell incomplete.
- NFLPA executive director JC Tretter posted on X that the behavior was "unacceptable" and demanded officials face the same accountability as players: "We expect the NFL to hold officials to the same standard."
- Hill's incident came when Dolphins running back Ollie Gordon II pushed Vikings linebacker Eric Wilson into the referee during Minnesota's 15-10 win; Hill jumped up pointing and yelling at Wilson to get away.
- Wilson said he laughed off the confrontation and apologized to Hill, who told him he was just trying to break up a potential scuffle with Gordon.
- Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell defended Hill as "a really good official" who does "a really good job," calling it "a fast moment" the team could put behind them.
Why it matters: The NFL publicly disciplined two officials for on-field conduct toward players — the same accountability the NFLPA explicitly demanded in the wake of the Seeman incident. For officials, the long-standing asymmetry between player and referee discipline just narrowed, with the union now publicly measuring the league against its own player-discipline standards.
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