Tuesday, September 18, 2012

NFL pulls ref for being Saints fan

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina — The NFL removed a replacement official from the New Orleans-Carolina game because it discovered he's a Saints fan.

The NFL made the decision just hours before kickoff.

"He was replaced because of the information that surfaced disclosing that he is a Saints fan," league spokesman Michael Signora said.

The league will look further into the matter. It received several phone calls and emails about Brian Stropolo, who is from New Orleans and posted several photos of himself in Saints gear tailgating at a preseason game on his Facebook page.


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