MIKE McCARTHY IS A CLASS ACT!
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One of the NFL replacement officials at the heart of the most controversial moment of the lockout said that Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy has reached out to him.
Wayne Elliott awarded Golden Tate and the Seattle Seahawks a game-winning touchdown Sept. 24 on a Hail Mary pass that appeared to have been intercepted by Packers defensive back M.D. Jennings.
The resulting firestorm is thought to have spurred the league to reach an agreement with the regular officials.
Elliott told Showtime’s “Inside the NFL” that his phone didn’t stop ringing for 72 hours. One of the messages left was from McCarthy.
“He called me at my house last week because he had heard I was having a rough week with all the calls and everything,” Elliott said during the segment. “Wanted (me) to know that he thought what I did — controversial and maybe he didn’t agree with it — (but he thought) I handled it with class.”
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