How come there has never been a retired referee as an announcer?

HTTR · 10-11-2011, 04:58 PM

AW, this is an excellent question. I agree that 90% of the refs would be mind-numbingly boring. But I bet there are a few who would be fantastic -- especially the old-school guys from Louisiana or Texas. They do love the game and do understand it as well as, say, Dennis Miller.

So this leads me to conclude that there is a code of silence enforced by the NFL. Let's check the CFL and see if any of them are working up there.

10-11-2011, 04:58 PM	#20
HTTR Impact Rookie Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 649	Re: How come there has never been a retired referee as an announcer? AW, this is an excellent question. I agree that 90% of the refs would be mind-numbingly boring. But I bet there are a few who would be fantastic -- especially the old-school guys from Louisiana or Texas. They do love the game and do understand it as well as, say, Dennis Miller. So this leads me to conclude that there is a code of silence enforced by the NFL. Let's check the CFL and see if any of them are working up there. __________________ ____________________________________________ "There's the snap, hand to Riggins . . . he's gone, he's gone!"

How come there has never been a retired referee as an announcer?

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