Governor John Bel Edwards has sent a written letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell asking him and the owners to change the rules to make sure another obvious, blatant and intentional penalty at the end of a championship game doesn’t go uncalled again.
“They have to make sure this doesn’t happen again. This isn’t good for the league,” said Edwards.
There’s been a report the NFL competition committee will look during the off-season on whether pass interference should be the subject of an instant replay review. Edwards believes it should be.
“This is just not good for the NFL. I think they are aware of that and so I’m looking for some change to come out of it to prevent this from happening again,” said Edwards.
So far there has been no official response from Goodell or the league about the missed pass interference call at the NFC Championship game. Edwards believes he’ll get a response from the NFL, because he’s heard from some who have no interest in the Super Bowl this year.
“It almost defies description to be honest with you. Every time I try to talk about it, words just sort of fail me, in conveying just how significant this problem is,” said Edwards.
