NFL: The man who hung up the phone on Luke Getty’s back was a uniform inspector


Thursday night’s Bears-Commanders game produced the most interesting video from FedEx Field because someone was shaking Gatorade. plastic wrapped cups with sleeves,

an unknown person With a phone in a commander’s case Bears offensive coordinator Luke Getsy was spotted behind the back. It appeared that the person was taking photos or videos of whatever Gatesy was doing.

So we asked the league about it.

“It was Ravin Caldwell, one of two uniform inspectors assigned to the game,” NFL chief spokesman Brian McCarthy told PFT by email Saturday morning. Caldwell, according to McCarthy, played for Washington from 1987 to 1992. “The other punter in that game was Ricky Ervins, who played there from 1991-94,” McCarthy said.

McCarthy said uniform inspectors take photos during games and then upload them to the NFL’s system.

The appearance of conspiracies was heightened in this case because, as McCarthy pointed out, Gatesy “was well beyond the bench area, around 20, when the broadcast zoomed in on that shot.” (McCarthy included photos that clearly confirm this fact.)

McCarthy explained that the league has two uniform inspectors at every game, one on each sideline. They are usually former players who play for the home team or live in the area.

For example, if Thursday night’s game was at Soldier Field, Jim Thornton would be on one sideline, and Corey Mays would be on the other.

That said, it probably makes sense to ask uniform inspectors to use a phone case that doesn’t suggest favoritism and/or affiliation with a team while on the sidelines versus one used by its opponent. going. It also makes sense to remind officials to keep trainers within the bench area, so that bizarre images like the one on Thursday night are not generated and widely distributed.


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