British Reactions to NFL Referees Getting Hit Compilation (REACTION)

[@DNReacts]

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[@warrendavis9262]

The referee is part of the field, guys...you don't get a do over.

[@DNReacts]

Thanks for confirming Warren, appreciate it 🤝

[@darrinlindsey]

The officials are considered an extension of the field. It's just tough luck if one gets in the way.

[@JayTeeAyy]

That ref was down in the pile trying to get the ball during the Bengals/Ravens game, must’ve took the Bengals moneyline 😂😂

[@darnell-mooney]

if you see anyone on the field that looks like they don't athletically belong out there it's generally a kicker or QB lol. they used to have stricter rules for uniform numbers so the only people who could wear single digit numbers were QBs, kickers, punters. WRs could wear numbers in the 80s or 10s, RBs/CBs would be 20-40s, offensive linemen 50-70s, etc. they've loosened the rules now to be more like college where anybody can wear anything. because of these historical associations and human psychology, smaller numbers can make a player seem faster or more exciting. it's really funny seeing a 300lb defensive tackle wear number 1

[@DNReacts]

I prefer the old structure 😅 Sometimes for me it’s so helpful when I spot a players number and can make an educated guess of position! Thanks for this info and comment Darnell, appreciate it 🙏

[@chonzen1764]

College has gotten ridiculous. Single digits??? You think you can just wear single digits??? Some freshman wide receiver wants single digits??? Back in the day you had to be the man to wear single digits. And #1??? You think you are good enough to wear #1??? You better be the second coming of Warren Moon if you think you are good enough to wear #1!!!!

[@HermanxBeeftink]

Do one where the reporters, photographers, and staff get hit on the sidelines. They get smoked sometimes.

[@PapaEli-pz8ff]

Oh yeah! Cheerleaders, too

[@besinji2000]

6:22 I thought the ref was gonna come out with the ball 🤣

[@DNReacts]

Imagine that 🤣🤣🤣

[@supersasukemaniac]

10:42. Fans where throwing snowballs onto the field, the one that hit the ref had a rock in it.

[@DNReacts]

That’s awful!! Thank you for the context though, appreciate it.

[@BrokeSpike]

Snowballs can be hard asf, especially if it's old snow. It's basically like a piece of ice at that point.

[@andregourdine8353]

The officials are not necessarily watching the ball as you or I would. They are assigned to look at the players off the ball for infractions

[@estern001]

You should do a video on the original scrambler, Fran Tarkenton, Vikings 1970's. Steve Young, before Steve Young.

[@hifijohn]

Theres also one about mlb umps getting hit.

[@DNReacts]

On the list, thanks for the suggestion 🤝

[@JohnDavisIV]

Y’all are definitely understanding the game better because that was the only question to ask at 1:41. Who was he throwing to?!

[@DNReacts]

Thank you 🤝

[@jamesoliver6625]

At 10:40 it's right after the first described as "Hail Mary" pass thrown by Roger Staubach to Drew Pearson in 1975 very late in a conference playoff game in Minnesota where the Minnesota fans to this day maintain Pearson committed offensive PI, the Dallas fans to this day say"they didn't call it." The crowd response from that crook of the stands was an empty whisky bottle that tagged that official right in the head. It drew blood and instigated a police response. Further than that I don't remember.

[@miltdooling8135]

You Guys are Absolutely Hilarious 😂

[@chonzen1764]

Kickers are not expected to make the tackle but in NFL history there have been a few converted rugby players who would light dudes up.

[@DNReacts]

Thank you for the comment 🤝

[@PapaEli-pz8ff]

Former Philadelphia Eagles kicker, David Akers was a tough "little" dude who also practiced Martial Arts and did not back down.

[@jwestphal1978]

The clip with the official that gets hit in the head was from the 70's so that was a glass bottle obviously

[@BeefPapa]

4:50 keep in mind the job of that back judge is to watch the receiver and defensive back for any holding or pass interference. He usually has no idea where the ball is.

[@DNReacts]

Yeah that’s true. I guess if he’s not watching the ball though he should’ve seen the 2 players running straight for him 😅 Appreciate the comment, useful to know too 🤝

[@areguapiri]

They are trying to get younger and more athletic guys to become referees. Same in baseball and the NBA. The older referees are no longer able to keep up with the speed of the games. And many have slow instincts now.

[@germylean]

In 2010: The umpire position shifted from the defensive side of the ball to the offensive backfield for safety concerns - per NFL operations website

[@DNReacts]

This, this sounds like a very smart move! Appreciate the comment

[@johntaylor7029]

As I was told by some friends who played football; if the official doesn't get out of the way do not sacrifice the play, get through them.

[@HRConsultant_Jeff]

Most Refs are at least 10-15 years older than the players. Many are over 45-50 and they still have to play every down and run all over the field. I am sure they get a little gassed and tired as well and can't always get out of the way.

[@matthewirwin6134]

Imagine being in a buffalo stampede ever 30 secs for an hour.

[@davidkeese3372]

So what a lot viewers never understand is that the field of vision for a player on the field wearing a helmet is extremely limited. Seeing refs on the field is extremely difficult. And at speed even harder. So from our perspective we think “ why couldn’t he just get out of the way” he had time to move. But the game perspective is faster and narrow sighted due the helmets and pads. Simply getting out of the way is not as simple as it sounds. That’s why when the announcers comment about a players great vision or great field awareness is a an awesome compliment.

[@sirwadsontoast5928]

What makes these clips even more funny to me is how slow these refs be moving and are slow to react while the action is going on around them 😂

[@chonzen1764]

In 1995 Ed Hochuli got hit in one of the most brutal collisions ever seen on a football field. After 3 weeks in intensive care and 4 months of rehabilitation the player who hit Ed Hochuli had recovered enough to make a statement and apologized to Mr. Hochuli for getting in his way.

[@DNReacts]

Oh my God! As I was reading this through, I didn’t expect that! That is incredible. Was he stacked??

[@darnell-mooney]

@@DNReacts the ed hoculi memes are because he's famous for being jacked to the tits in his ref outfit lol

[@chonzen1764]

@@DNReacts Ed "Hercules" Hochuli is the living legend of legends. He once took 10 minutes explain an illegal procedure penalty. 106 players and 50,000 fans stood in dead silence and listened. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnuUeXWvf7h8oac

[@-EchoesIntoEternity-]

@@DNReacts Ed Hochuli is the Chuck Norris of NFL Refs

[@censortube8662]

LMAO

[@chonzen1764]

Fans really didn't appreciate the referees until they went on strike 2012 and the NFL tried to use replacements. The every damn game was like "After further review the ball carrier failed to touch second base two minutes in the penalty box."

[@videogamevalley7523]

1:58 is the exact moment why at times us Steelers fans would be totally frustrated with big ben

[@GabeLemus73]

Yeah that number 3 was a kicker. They’re not expected to take them down every time but they’re supposed to atleast slow them down or dive at their feet to maybe trip them up. Not just give him a high five as he goes by 😂😂

[@Timmycoo]

Give him a high 5 lmao.

[@AnEnemySpy456]

Big difference between getting beat and giving up.

[@Timmycoo]

You gotta feel kinda bad because they're trying to do their job while also getting out of the way lol. So getting caught up in a scrum is always funny.

[@franklinterrell9392]

The official is apart of the field. On that play where the official being in the way prevented the catch is just like any other play...you move on to the next down....no replaying the play. Also, I must admit, I did laugh at the double coverage joke.

[@DNReacts]

I was proud of that joke 😂😂

[@DJLOFT52]

I love this

[@DNReacts]

Thank you 🙏

[@jwestphal1978]

I agree on the first pause that Big Ben thought the black and white stripes were his team in the yellow and black stripes. It was a throwback jersey game, usually Pittsburgh wears black and yellow, in that game they wore stripes

[@JT-Rebel]

The 2nd clip- the ball just slipped out of the QB's hand before he could complete his intended throwing motion sending the ball to the ref...What you look for in a the "perfect" QB pass is a "tight spiral". That football came out "wobbly" which explains how his arm went the QB's right, but ended up tp the left of him.

[@himduncan4106]

They could wear a padded helmet. Basically like a very thick hat. A football helmet on referees would be insane 😂

[@HarisCameronRyalls]

What you have to remember about the officials is that they are watching the players rather than the ball, so often they are hyper focused on players to see potential penalties

[@jwestphal1978]

Second pause about the zebra's... A helmet should be worn due to the likelihood that another ref will experience the same hit, but next time the back of his skull bounces off the turf causing a concussion, (brain injury). It does absolutely make sense for the officials to also wear some protective gear while on the field

[@trevonjoyner1102]

I don’t think any coach or teammate would be upset that the kicker missed a tackle. They all know kickers NEVER practice tackling

[@benshin4318]

You should do one on NFL commentators funny and sus moments it's hilarious

[@timcampbell5758]

Great reaction. For some of those collisions on passes, you have to remember the ref is watching the players not the ball. They are looking for pass interference or holding, which can happen before the ball arrives.

[@DNReacts]

Thank you Tim, really appreciate that 🤝 Makes a lot of sense, thanks for the context

[@richhill39]

In the clip of Minnesota, they mentioned Alan Page. He was the only defensive lineman to win NFL MVP until Taylor won it as well. He later became a Minnesota Supreme Court Justice.

[@IcanhearClemFandango]

Since the officials are considered part of the field, I've always thought that a receiver who gets one foot down in bounds and kicks the ref in the chest with the other foot would logically HAVE to be in bounds.

[@Pressplayboy]

Imagine the refs having some sort of padding 😂

[@DNReacts]

😅😂

[@gregorywilliams1308]

The speed of the game is so fast. A Ref is watching the players and not the ball. Some time they may see the collision coming, but can't react fast enough to avoid the speed of world class athletes.

[@AtheistPirate]

Credit to Morgan Burnett for staying to help the official (AND Kyle Rudolph) back up.

[@laudanum669]

The clip at 10:21 the Ref gets hit by a Whiskey bottle thrown by a fan. The fans were pissed off that the Ref's didn't throw a flag on the Cowboys WR for pushing off.

[@Boxkar24]

Don't know if been said but the one with Big Ben yeeting the ref in the head with no one around is supposedly something QB's do when they're not happy with the officiating. I was told that Joe Montana back in the day would have 2 receivers bracket the ref and he would launch one right down the middle at him.

[@taiwanwhite5762]

The ref is supposed to be watching the players to make sure that they are playing within the rules. He's facing them. How do you not move to the side when you clearly see a player running directly towards you when the ball's in the air that long?

[@DNReacts]

Completely agree. Hopefully extremely rare lapses of concentration! 😅 Appreciate the comment

[@trekranger]

Officials are considered part of the game. It's up to the players to avoid them, in fact officials are always in the same place that teams sometimes use them to scrape off defenders

[@Mkproduction2]

In Basketball I was a GOON. I was a football player on the basketball team, whose job it was to foul and intimidate the best player on the other team. My coach pulled me aside once and told me to foul the ref... hard. I waited for a transition and caught the ref running on the edge of the court and ran into him at full speed with my 6'5" 280lb self.. I was an all state Football Center and worked my way through College as a bouncer. The impact knocked him out and ended my Basketball career.. Rick Charleston SC

[@JBB685]

Sheesh. Ref must’ve been thinking I don’t get paid enough for this

[@smokeyplays7183]

Cromartie was apart of three of these maybe he hates officials lol

[@darrinlindsey]

I think if you look at the 2nd clip again, you'll see that the pass ricochet'd off of one of the linemen's helmet, into the gut of the official.

[@DNReacts]

Tried to see it again but we can’t! Announcers in the clip couldn’t see it either. If that’s what happened must be a better angle to see the ricochet. Tried it on x0.25 too and it looks clean 😅

[@RyanMosely]

@@DNReacts Don’t worry, I couldn’t see anything either

[@darrinlindsey]

​​@@DNReactsIf you slow it down, watch where Rothlesberger is aiming when he starts to throw the ball. He's aiming somewhere off of the screen, to our left. Then the ball comes shooting out at the official.

[@DNReacts]

Thank you, will go back and take another look in slow lotion. You may have spotted something not many do there.

[@DNReacts]

Motion not lotion. That would be weird 😂😂

[@jamesoliver6625]

I've long advocated (to zero actual response) that in both football and baseball, NO on-field official (umpire) is allowed older than the oldest active player on opening day of a season. The leagues retire players by letting contracts run out with no extension, or just not offering a contract or tryout at the end of a career, because of inability to perform. It's the same thing from my vantage.

[@tokyo4presidant]

ok lets pause for a minute cuz at 7:40 percy harvin clip pops up and that is someone you guys should react to, an All time great returner and as u can tell from the clip you watched already, you guys said "great run" so it gave yall a little preview of him, he was a human joystick

[@peterwest323]

How about a video on the biggest hits made by kickers?

[@DNReacts]

Like the suggestion, added to the list 🤝

[@AndrewHimes-d8l]

You guys should look at Micah Parsons, he’s only 3 years in but he’s a future legend!

[@DHarvey95EQ]

I feel like now you guys have to react to Ed Hochuli. He was this swole referee that one time gave a guy the forearm because he was running his way. But hit aside this ref was Jack and called penalties and officiated with authority lol

[@fitzgeraldlansanah5306]

Great video my favorite one is the ref under the pile of Bengals and Ravens players he just got unlucky there😂you should do nhl collisions with refs

[@DNReacts]

Thank you. Appreciate that 🤝

[@vegasviking86]

Ed Hochuli... the only ref who was capable of hitting back lol

[@DNReacts]

Seen this, this is mad! Was he a big built ref?

[@supersasukemaniac]

​@@DNReactsyes,Ed Hochuli was almost as big as the players.

[@vegasviking86]

@DNReacts massive body builder type

[@marshalljones3341]

@DN Reacts Ed Hochuli was a big fella. Think BIG middle LB.

[@Axxis270]

The official is considered to be part of the field. They don't replay downs just because they interfere in a play.

[@gregcable3250]

Maybe someone has told you but ref is part of the field--TFB if they get in the way. Play counts as it happens.

[@markmitchell258]

Rothlesburger did a Burt Reynolds on that ref...that looked intentional

[@Pressplayboy]

Wow I forgot about Antonio cromartie

[@karlkustrich9295]

The official is considered part of the field.

[@SilvanaDil]

Time for a tour of the NFL stadiums with everybody's favorite Aussie king of dad jokes (Wide World of Stadiums)? 🙂

[@DNReacts]

I’d forgotten about them 😅 He certainly wasn’t everyone’s cup of tea but we are definitely due a Stadium Tour that is for sure

[@richardhart5612]

The official is considered part of the field. If the ball hits him and isn't caught, that is still a play and they lose that down. There is no do over.

[@bhswarrior94]

10:14 The ref got hit in the head by a glass booze bottle. We Viking fans are a huge reason you can't have glass bottle in stadiums cause of this.

[@macdavidson3814]

0:55, as silly as this looks, as a ref myself, I can understand how he made this mistake. He's supposed to be positioned behind the play on the right side, and when the ball gets behind him, his thought was "I need to get behind the play." It's uncomfortable to be that out of position and have no good path back into position. And I guess he thought he could pass in front of him to stay on the right side of the play.

[@godfreyjasonj]

Yes, officials are part of the field..

[@macdavidson3814]

3:50 I think it is a good idea for just the umpire to have to wear a helmet, but like a bicycle helmet or something, not a full facemask football helmet.

[@-EchoesIntoEternity-]

you have to understand the ref job is not to keep your eyes on the ball. there are different referee position that are responsible for looking at different aspects of the game. they all report to the Head Referee who is in charge of the crew and reports each penalty in game to the crowd. some refs are purely to look at the line for any holding or offsides fouls etc. back refs are looking at the WR and CB for penalties etc.

[@DNReacts]

Thanks for the context! Appreciate it. Saw another comment mention this too. Interesting to know and in hindsight does make sense, re spotting fouls. Though for the video almost makes less sense as a couple of these watched the players heading straight for them. We’d assumed that was because they were watching the ball 😅

[@gregcable3250]

It is not easy to track a ball in the air while running--it takes experience and skill, and refs have neither, so I am surprised they aren't involved in passes more often.

[@randysake5031]

The official is "part of the field" no penalty, no do-overs, play on!!

[@DNReacts]

Thank you for confirming, does make sense! Appreciate the comment 🤝

[@kerrykoontz3299]

Give em hockey or rock climbing helmets

[@jaythomaso9311]

Idk where they are but the cheerleaders at 10:45 are not on a nearby mountain...I don't think 😂😂

[@dylansorrell23]

Kickers are almost never good at anything else. but i bet there is a compilation of kickers making big hits because it does happen from time to time. I bet that would be a good one to watch!

[@warrendavis9262]

And you don't get the down back...

[@michaelb.3982]

Ref's are considered part of the playing field...No do overs if he gets in the way

[@KevinQuinn81]

This reminds me of the time Nigel Owens got an accidental shoved by Juanne Smith into an absolute trucking by Schalk Burger. Yes, I follow rugby too...and cricket occasionally. For the Yanks here who have no idea what the hell I'm talking about, here's the clip...kzbin.info/www/bejne/aX7RhnZ_d72EfdE

[@BillColeExperience]

Many of these collisions are due to the nonsensical impulse to outrun the colliision rather than stepping aside.

[@troydunkle8248]

This has nothing to do with the refs, but the guy who forced the fumble in the first clip is Joey Porter. I didn't realize he became a Cardinal eventually, but he was (one of) the Steelers' top pass rushers during the early 2000's. His son is now a rookie for the Steelers at cornerback.

[@robtintelnot9107]

That lady ref is horrible. She owns one of the worst, if not the worst calls I have ever seen.

[@wilsonklaben5512]

At least half of these just seem like the refs having 0 situational awareness where they should’ve moved awhile ago

[@laudanum669]

The clip @5:45 it would have been great if the Ref came out of the pile with the ball:)

[@gregcable3250]

No. 3 Jeff Reed was a kicker and if you watch this again when they show the field level view, he is juked off balance by Harvin (who was very quick and fast) and Reed was lucky to get hands on him. Harvin did this to real football players, too.

[@chrisnorris4826]

Watch Marvin Harrison highlights! I know I’m not the first to say it

[@jwestphal1978]

#2 in this situation is a punter! This guy is no Pat McAfee

[@JT-Rebel]

Criticizing Kickers & Punters (as well as QBs) for not being able to make a "good attempt" at a tackle is like expecting a Center-Back to convert every penalty kick they ever take...Sure Center-Backs have feet as well- but is that really what we paid Van dijk all that money to come and do at Anfield??? You think Man U fans would've wanted to keep Maguire if he was the best penalty kick taker in the world, but his defending stayed the same???

[@DNReacts]

I don’t think expecting a good attempt is the same as expecting them to be, and I quote, “the best tackler in the world”. If Harry Maguire or Virgil Van Dijk took a dreadful penalty which had consequences, fans and announcers don’t all say, ah that’s fine, they’re a centre back, at least they gave it a go

[@JT-Rebel]

@@DNReacts Fair enough. But then think about it- Why not then have Ed Reed as a Punter??? Why not then have Troy Polamalu as a Place Kicker??? (Place Kicker aka Kicker is its own position btw even though I'm sure you'll still be calling all of them Punters 😂)

[@chrisswofford8638]

yeah refs are part of the field; if the ball hits one and falls to the ground, it's just incomplete and that's it. it sucks but there's really no other way to go about it.

[@plaid11]

To be fair, most of the refs aren’t watching the football all the time. Their primary job is to watch certain groups of players or areas to see if a penalty is committed. They are supposed to pay attention to where the ball is too but when the ball is thrown way down field, they are ball watching. Most players are running in a direction and when the ball is thrown, the player adjusts to the ball and sometimes the ref doesn’t think the player is going to come in their direction. There are times I’m sure they are caught off guard. Don’t forget, you’re seeing a few plays over decades of NFL games. Hundreds of thousands (maybe millions) of plays and you get these few times. It’s not like it happens often. Most fans can watch NFL games every week and never see a ref get in the way of a ball thrown way down field. I haven’t, only in these kind of compilation videos, but never in a live game I’m watching

[@psymar]

That clip with people throwing things on the field is from the "bottlegate" incident, some terrible decisions made by the NFL that day.

[@DNReacts]

Ohhhh, thanks for letting us know! Surprised that didn’t look familiar to us as we’ve seen the Bottlegate incident too. Appreciate the comment 🤝

[@inarar5334]

​@@DNReactsbecause that wasn't Bottlegate, OP is mistaken. That happened in 2001. That clip was from, by appearance and quality, the 70s.

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

@@inarar5334Yeah, it definitely looks like the 70’s, just going by the hairstyles of the cheerleaders.

[@inarar5334]

Bottlegate was also in Cleveland. Not a Cowboys/Vikings game.

[@marshalljones3341]

You need to check out Fran. He's the 70s Mahomes for scrambling abilities.

[@BriBryBriBry]

So annoying how they show 8 replays of every angle

[@Gashouse69]

The refs are considered a part of the playing field. If they interfere with the play in any way the play stands as is.

[@DNReacts]

Thanks for letting us know, makes sense 🤝

[@buddystewart2020]

Probably not a lot of fun to get run over by a player. Officials aren't wearing pads either, and although they might be in decent shape, they're not in peak physical form like the players are. It's not a good day at the office for them.

[@HeyItsCole_]

Love the reactions! I would like to throw out a suggestion to watch a few of the videos of the “NFL Top 100” series on some of the star players your unfamiliar with! Would be a great way to quickly learn about some of the star players before the season starts!

[@DNReacts]

Thank you, really appreciate your support! Appreciate the suggestion too, will see if we can do some of these. Thanks for the comment 🤝

[@lsuperior]

low key watch some percy harvin highlights

[@paulibarra910]

Y’all need to watch the GREATEST SHOW ON TURF the 1999 Super Bowl Champions St.Louis Rams and their dominate time all the way through 2004

[@estern001]

You lose a down. The official IS a part of the field. End of story.

[@rmdm1990]

Rare

[@Cashcrop54]

Check out NHL Refs getting hit by players or pucks. It's not interfering. They are part of the field. It's going to happen. Video doesn't really convey the speed on the field.

[@BriBryBriBry]

You guys the rest and the Steelers both have stripes on them so that’s probably why he got confused very simple stuff

[@Zhenn9413]

Those refs are not young men