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Vrabel Calls for Increased Staffing at NFL Replay Center to Help Cut Down on Mistakes
Mike Vrabel highlighted the need for more replay officials to reduce errors, noting four of five replay mistakes last season occurred during the busy 1 p.m. ET window, NFL said.
- On Wednesday, Vrabel urged the NFL to increase staffing at its replay center to ensure all game reviews are treated equally, aiming for nearly 100% accuracy.
- Earlier this week, league executive Troy Vincent said 171 plays were called from the replay center, with five mishandled and four of them in the 1 p.m. ET window where up to nine games run concurrently.
- Vincent cited a Week 14 review that overturned an interception involving Pittsburgh, costing Baltimore 46 yards and leading to a 27-22 loss, affecting playoff chances.
- Vrabel proposed handling staffing in the offseason to reduce replay errors, but San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch said staffing won’t fix camera disparities and noted New York replay headquarters’ logistical limits.
- League officials say volume causes errors, and competition committee members emphasized offseason discussions on catch rules and camera uniformity to address disparities, as Vincent urged more review consistency.
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Vrabel calls for increased staffing at NFL replay center to help cut down on mistakes
New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel called on the league to increase staffing at the replay command center to make sure that reviews from all games are treated equally in the future.
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