Poll: Should NFL Let Referees Keep Pensions to Return Them to Field?
Pressure builds for resolution after botched Monday Night Football call by replacements refs.
ABC News reports on the controversy over the end of the Seattle Seahawks-Green Bay Packers game Monday night.
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Everyone knows that replacement referees in the NFL—paid $3,000 a game—have made doubtful calls in the first three weeks, including one on Monday Night Football that outraged even the presidential candidates. Fewer folks are aware of the reasons behind the lockout of expert refs. A sticking point is pensions: Referees want to keep their traditional pensions; the league is pushing for a 401(k) plan. The question for NFL fans who support the referees’ union is whether they also back traditional pensions.
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