In 2010, the NFL moved the umpire behind the QB for safety. One of the issues was it took a set of eyes off of defensive holding in the interior.
This job now falls to the back judge who is 25 yards deep in the secondary.
Crafty defensive lineman, like Jeffery Simmons here, know how they can free up a rusher with a quick grab.
Mailata knows he’s held, but the umpire he’s rightly petitioning to can’t see the hold.
Another insane miss from the refs on the final drive yesterday…
Watch Simmons on Jordan Mailata. Insane.