ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) – The NFL’s head of officiating says he’s pleased with how a buzz-creating call was handled in the Detroit-Chicago game.
Lions receiver Calvin Johnson leaped for a catch and got two feet and a knee in the end zone before the football hit the ground and he let it go. It was ruled incomplete and the Bears held on for a 19-14 win Sunday.
Referee Gene Steratore said after the game that Johnson had to maintain possession of the ball throughout the entire process of the catch.
NFL vice president of officiating Carl Johnson said Monday he was proud of the way the crew handled it, adding he wasn’t surprised by the uproar.
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