NFL officiating has been increasingly criticized each week with viewers noting the many bad or perplexing calls made in nearly every game.
A frequently scrutinized penalty is roughing the passer with defensive players appearing to hit quarterbacks cleanly, only to be flagged for apparently tackling a millisecond too late or landing with their full weight on the signal-caller.
One such call occurred in Week 9’s Commanders-Patriots matchup during a third-quarter hit from Washington’s K.J. Henry on New England quarterback Mac Jones. Henry ran around left tackle Conor McDermott and made what looked like a clean tackle on Jones. However, the Commanders’ defensive end drew a 15-yard roughing the passer penalty on the play.
