Washington offensive lineman Trent Williams says an NFL official insulted him during game
It is probably not uncommon for Washington Redskins offensive lineman Trent Williams to have opposing players talk trash to him during a game. But he probably doesn't hear it very often from a game official.
If Williams' claims are true, at least one of the officials from the Redskins' 24-16 loss to Philadelphia will have some explaining to do.
Williams claims an NFL official called him “fat (expletive) garbage” during the game. The lineman was irate in the locker room after Washington’s latest loss, and revealed some of the alleged details:
Trent Williams says refs were calling him fat a** garbage #redskins
— Dianna Marie Russini (@NBCdianna) November 17, 2013
Trent Williams "refs were getting in their heads..They were unprofessional. Garbage a** disrespectful mother f***... I'm at a lost for words — Dianna Marie Russini (@NBCdianna) November 17, 2013
Trent Williams going off about the refs. Players telling him to shut up but he says this is a players league and that's wrong #redskins
— Dianna Marie Russini (@NBCdianna) November 17, 2013
Trent Williams said you can read the refs lips on the game tape. #redskins — Dianna Marie Russini (@NBCdianna) November 17, 2013
Trent Williams said you can read the refs lips on the game tape. #redskins
— Dianna Marie Russini (@NBCdianna) November 17, 2013
A person familiar with situation says interior linemen are mic'd. so team can get sound of if refs did say this. #Redskins — Dianna Marie Russini (@NBCdianna) November 17, 2013
Even though it's hard to imagine an official would say that to Williams on the field, his teammates backed up his claims.
Several teammates backed Trent Williams' claims, including Kory Lichtensteiger. "I've never seen anything like that before in my life."
— Zac Boyer (@ZacBoyer) November 17, 2013
Time will tell if Williams’ claims are true. There are microphones everywhere during an NFL game, so if an official did say that to Williams it might have been recorded.
Regardless, somebody will probably be forced to issue an apology pretty soon.
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