After a controversial no-call near the end of regulation that led to the Rams’ win, the internet was set ablaze. People were furious at the officiating crew for missing the blatant pass interference committed by Rams cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman.
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Hot takes and jokes were flying, but none were more impressive than an image posted on Instagram by the user @ejgraphix:
The photo of Rams running back Todd Gurley and referee Bill Vinovich is obviously photoshopped, but Francesa didn’t get the memo.
A post shared by Eli Junior (@ejgraphix) on Jan 20, 2019 at 4:13pm PST
The long-time sports talk host went on his show “Mike’s On” on WFAN today and had some thoughts on the jersey swap:
“No way should an official be exchanging jerseys with a player,” Fancesa said.
The only question is how did this make it through the pre-show meetings without anyone telling Francesa the photo was fake?
