Lance Easley the NFL replacement official who became an instant celebrity overnight Monday when he signaled touchdown on the now infamous Wilson to Tatetouchceptionhas broke his silence.
Thursday TMZ reported that Easley, who was previously a banker stood by his call that gave the Seahawks a controversial win over the Green Bay Packers.
… he stands by his decision, adamantly saying, “It was the correct call.”
Easley told us he can’t believe he’s being vilified … “I didn’t do anything wrong.”
He says strongly … the Packers player who allegedly intercepted the ball never had singular possession because, “You have to not only have the ball but have either 2 feet or a body part on the ground, and that never happened.”
Was it the correct call? Absolutely not however something I will not do is vilify Easley for making the call. Football is fast game especially at the NFL level and replacement officials were clearly over their head. The biggest disappointment in all of this was the call being upheld when it went to instant replay which is reviewed by an NFL employee who isn’t a replacement.
