Minnesota Vikings linebacker Eric Wilson talks with referee Adrian Hill after an incident during Sunday’s game against the Miami Dolphins.
Minnesota Vikings linebacker Eric Wilson talks with referee Adrian Hill after an incident during Sunday’s game against the Miami Dolphins.
A pair of NFL officials are in the spotlight after getting caught in viral incidents involving players during Sunday’s slate of games.
During Vikings-Dolphins matchup, Adrian Hill got in the face of Minnesota linebacker Eric Wilson after the referee had accidentally been knocked to the ground during a play.
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Dolphins running back Ollie Gordon had been blocking Wilson when a play was blown dead and had pushed the defender into Hill, knocking the ref down.
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Hill sprung to feet and then immediately got in Wilson’s face, yelling at him and pointed him back to his huddle, but didn’t throw a flag on the play.
Wilson with the unintentional collision
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Wilson downplayed the incident after the game, saying that he apologized and it wasn’t a big deal.
“That was funny, honestly,” Wilson said. “I ended up apologizing to him and explained the situation. He was cool about it. He understood what was going on.
“He just said he didn’t want us fighting, me and (Gordon). He said he was just trying to break us up.”
Did a referee swear at Trey McBride?
The Hill-Wilson standoff wasn’t the only incident between a player and officially on Sunday, either.
During the game between Arizona and the New York Giants, a referee appeared to be caught on camera swearing at Cardinals star Trey McBride.
While the tight end was arguing his case on the sideline over a call, line judge Jeff Seeman appeared to curse at McBride, telling him “F*** you,” at least twice.
NFL official appears to yell "F*** YOU. F*** YOU." at Trey McBride 😭
McBride laughs as he realizes the interaction was caught on camera.
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