Refs Getting Blasted For Calling Ridiculous "Blindside Block" On Perfectly Legal Play During Lions-Texans Game (VIDEO + TWEETS)

Refs Getting Blasted For Calling Ridiculous “Blindside Block” On Perfectly Legal Play During Lions-Texans Game (VIDEO + TWEETS)

August 18, 2019, 1:17pm EST (Updated: December 4, 2022, 6:52pm)By Darrelle Lincoln

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If the idea is to piss off all fan bases at the same time in 2019, the National Football League is doing a great job of doing that so far.

With the NFL attempting to make the game safer as we head into the 2019 regular season, they are also taking things a bit too far on ridiculous calls that will surely cost several teams a game.

During Saturday’s Texans-Lions preseason game, a Detroit Lions offensive lineman was called for a penalty on a block of a Texans pass rusher in the third quarter that made absolutely no sense.

“DET #76 goes back toward his own end-line and forcibly blocks his opponent with his shoulder. By rule, this is a blindside block,” the NFL ruled.

Check out the play:

“In #DETvsHOU, DET #76 goes back toward his own end-line and forcibly blocks his opponent with his shoulder. By rule, this is a blindside block.” -AL pic.twitter.com/idbRBBH8Nk
— NFL Officiating (@NFLOfficiating) August 18, 2019