Jeff Triplette Target of Fans’ Ire After Bengals’ Benjarvus Green-Ellis Call

Jeff Triplette Target of Fans’ Ire After Bengals’ Benjarvus Green-Ellis Call
NFL referee Jeff Triplette signals a touchdown as the Miami Dolphins play against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers November 11, 2013 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. Tampa won 22 - 19. (Photo by Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images)
Jack Phillips
12/8/2013
Updated:
7/18/2015

Jeff Triplette, an NFL official, was the target of fans’ ire on Twitter after he made a questionable call that gave Bengals running back Benjarvus Green-Ellis a touchdown against the Indianapolis Colts.

He said that no one touched Green-Ellis before he crossed the goal line.

A number of NFL experts disagreed with his call.

On Twitter, “Jeff Triplette” trended around the world.

“Hey Jeff Triplette, why don’t you go ahead and sit the next few plays out?...#Colts,” wrote one

Added another: “I think Jeff Triplette truly is blind.” 

Said another: “Jeff Triplette’s using the game like he’s handing out gifts for the holidays, what happened to the ‘indisputable’ part of the overturn rule?”

“If this was soccer, Jeff triplette wouldn’t survive a game let alone a season with his consistent blown calls #Colts,” wrote one

 

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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