NFL indleder i dag træningen af potentielle reserve-dommere som forberedelse til en mulig lockout. Dette sker, når den nuværende overenskomst med de faste dommere udløber den 31. maj. Samtidig har ligaen allerede udsendt de officielle dommerbesætninger for 2026-sæsonen.
Ifølge Kevin Seifert fra ESPN blev de nye dommerkonfigurationer distribueret i denne uge. Seifert fremhæver desuden, at der er tegn på fortsatte fremskridt i forhandlingerne mellem NFL og NFL Referees Association om en ny overenskomst.
Den positive udvikling er, at begge parter tilsyneladende har indstillet på at undgå negativ PR-kampagner, hvilket øger chancerne for en konstruktiv løsning til gavn for alle. Forhandlinger af denne størrelse er sjældent enkle, men netop denne situation er af stor betydning for sporten som helhed.
Hvis konflikten eskalerer og minder om den kontroversielle 'Fail Mary'-incident fra 2012, vil alle involverede parter – herunder NFL – bære ansvaret for at have svigtet både sig selv og sporten, som de repræsenterer.
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