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In a statement to NFL Network, Green shot down these claims in no unsure phrases by saying: “It is insulting and preposterous to hear conspiracy theories that somehow 17 officiating crews consisting of 138 officials are colluding to assist one team.

“There are many issues that followers can fear about over a 17-game season, equivalent to teaching choices, participant accidents, the climate, and, yes, even close calls on unimaginable performs made by unimaginable athletes.

“But you can rest assured that on every single down, NFL officials, both on the field and in the replay booth, are doing everything humanly possible to officiate every play correctly.”

It comes after NFL commissioner Roger Goodell issued a comparable response to the conspiracy theories, branding them ‘ridiculous’.

“It reminds me of the script [theory], that I write a script for the entire season,” he stated. “It’s a ridiculous theory, for anyone who might take it seriously.

“It displays a lot of the followers’ ardour and I feel it is also a reminder for us how important officiating is. I feel the women and men that officiate in the NFL are excellent. I’m proud of what they do, however that does not imply we’re not making an attempt to get higher.”

Goodell added that NFL referees are subjected to performance evaluations as well as having their personal lives examined to limit potential bias on the field.

“Things that go on in their own lives, and we now have a very tight control over that,” he explained. “We monitor that very carefully in a quantity of methods.

“I think we have been more transparent that when we make mistakes on the field, we say it. We’re not afraid to do that, but there’s so many times there’s confusion or [people] don’t understand the rule, and that includes people on television, too.

“I feel that is one thing we proceed to work on to speak higher, educate higher, but additionally to make use of technology.”