Just when you thought the people of Louisiana couldn’t get any saltier about the results of the NFC Championship game, the entire thing went political in the worst way possible.
It was Friday afternoon on C-SPAN when some senators began discussing, not the ongoing government shutdown, but the non-call pass interference in the NFC Championship game that caused the Saints to lose in overtime.
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) unloaded on what he deemed “the most blatant and consequential blown call in NFL history.”
“The State of Louisiana is outraged because of what happened in the Superdome last Sunday,” Cassidy said during his 5-minute presentation.
“To the folks back home, it is something which continues to disturb them.”
Cassidy even noted that superstars like LeBron James and JJ Watt tweeted about the “travesty.”
He ended his rant by essentially calling for NFL officials to face the Senate to answer questions about the game and the way the NFL runs its business.
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“Football’s more than a game,” he said, per Caplan. “It is part of our culture, and I would say the NFL has a responsibility to the millions of fans across the country to ensure the integrity of the game and to answer these questions and perhaps a few others.”
Here’ the proof:
