NFL World Wants Prominent Referee Fired Monday

NFL World Wants Prominent Referee Fired Monday. All you need to know about this shocking and breaking news.

On Sunday night, a call was made that resulted in what is arguably the most severe roughing of the passer penalty of the 2022 NFL season.

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The Dolphins were slapped with a harsh roughing of the passer penalty on Chargers QB Justin Herbert on Sunday night.

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On NBC, Miami was defeated by Los Angeles by a score of 23-17. Things can't get much worse than they are right now.

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Because the call was so poor, fans of the NFL want the official who was responsible for making it to be fired.

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The broadcast team for Sunday night's game between the Chargers and the Dolphins was led by Scott Novak.

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"The worst ref in the NFL, Scott Novak, has made another terrible roughing call. They have the weakest team in the league, by a long shot," a fan tweeted.

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One more supporter went on to say that "Scott Novak's staff has quietly become one of the worst in football this year."

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An other supporter commented on Sunday evening that "Lmao Scott Novak...terrible officiating crew."

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The Chargers won Sunday night's game against the Dolphins 23-17. Los Angeles is now 7-6 on the year.

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