Amid the horror show that has engulfed the NFL in the wake of its replacement ref scandal is the revelation that a number of the scabs had been former employees of the Lingerie Football League, but had let go essentially because they were crap referees. So those replacement regs weren't good enough for the Lingerie League but are fine to officiate in the concussion-dispensing biggest game on the planet? The Lingerie Football League put out the following statement yesterday on the debacle:
FORMER LFL OFFICIALS FIRED OFFICIATING in the NFL OFFICE of MITCHELL MORTAZA STATEMENT:
"Because of the LFL's perception it is that much more critical for us to hire officiating crews that are competent, not only for the credibility of our game but to keep our athletes safer. Due to several on-field incompetent officiating we chose to part ways with with a couple crews which apparently are now officiating in the NFL. We have a lot of respect for our officials but we felt the officiating was not in line with our expectations.We have not made public comment to date because we felt it was not our place to do so. However in light of tonight's event, we felt it was only fair that NFL fans knew the truth as to who are officiating these games"
