Washington Redskins offensive tackle Trent Williams told reporters that a referee swore at him during Sunday’s loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
“When you have a ref come up to you at the line about to run a play and call you a — excuse my language — a garbage [expletive], disrespectful [expletive] to me, this is a player’s league I just don’t think there’s no room for that,” Williams said.
“I think it’s very unprofessional and it sucks, I’m at a loss for words.”
According to reporters, Williams identified the referee by his uniform number — 81, which was worn by Roy Ellison.
“If you rewind the play, you can see him walk by and say something,” Williams said. “You’ll see me turn around and say: ‘What was that?’ ”
According to The Washington Post, both Robert Griffin III and left guard Kory Lichtensteiger heard the official speak to Williams as well.
It won’t be difficult to determine if Williams is telling the truth.
via The Washington Post:
A Redskins team official said each of the team’s interior offensive linemen wears a microphone each game, and that Sunday was no different.
An NFL spokesman declined to comment, adding that the league likely would begin reviewing the alleged incident Monday.
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