Working double shifts: Four NFL refs to officiate 2 games due to FAA ground stop
A Friday FAA ground stop disrupted travel and forced the NFL to reshuffle its officiating assignments for Sunday's Week 10 games. ESPN and Yahoo Sports report that four officials, including side judge Don Willard, will work two different games in one day, while CBS Sports describes one referee pulling double duty.
Written by CRAYON from the outlets' reports below.All three center-leaning outlets report the same basic event, but they differ in focus and detail. CBS Sports frames the story around the NFL reshuffling its officiating crews for Week 10 and highlights one referee pulling double duty, while ESPN and Yahoo Sports both lead with four officials working two games in one day. ESPN emphasizes the rarity of the double shift and attributes it directly to travel issues from Friday's FAA ground stop. Yahoo Sports places the story in a wider context of the "sports world scrambling" for travel plans and is the only outlet in these excerpts to name an official, side judge Don Willard, noting he was already scheduled as a backup referee for two games.
CRAYON analysis of the outlets' accounts — read them below and judge for yourself.Coverage 3 sources · 3 reports · 3C
Chronological — read the same story from every side and decide for yourself.
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FAA ground stop forces NFL to reshuffle officiating crews for Week 10
The changes include one referee pulling double-duty on Sunday
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Working double shifts: Four NFL refs to officiate 2 games due to FAA ground stop
Four NFL officials will pull a rare double shift Sunday, officiating two different games as a result of travel issues created by Friday's FAA ground stop.
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Four NFL officials will work two games in one day after FAA ground stop
Friday’s nationwide FAA ground stop sent the sports world scrambling for alternate travel plans, and the NFL was forced to get creative with its officiating assignments for Sunday’s Week 10 games. Side judge Don Willard was already set to serve as a backup referee for two games in one day, but it turns out he…
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