FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2012, file photo, officials walk towards the field for an NFL football game between the Buffalo Bills and the Washington Redskins in Orchard Park, N.Y. The NFL and referees' union reached a tentative agreement on Wednesday, Sept. 26, to end a three-month lockout that triggered a wave of frustration and anger over replacement officials and threatened to disrupt the rest of the season. (AP Photo/Bill Wippert, File)
NFL reaches tentative agreement with refs
FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2012, file photo, officials walk towards the field for an NFL football game between the Buffalo Bills and the Washington Redskins in Orchard Park, N.Y. The NFL and referees' union reached a tentative agreement on Wednesday, Sept. 26, to end a three-month lockout that triggered a wave of frustration and anger over replacement officials and threatened to disrupt the rest of the season. (AP Photo/Bill Wippert, File)
By BARRY WILNER
AP Pro Football Writer /
September 27, 2012
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‘‘I accept the discipline and I apologize for the incident,’’ Belichick said.
Players were in no mood for apologies from anyone.
‘‘I'll probably get in trouble for this, but you have to have competent people,’’ Carolina receiver Steve Smith said. ‘‘And if you’re incompetent, get them out of there.’’
Added Rams quarterback Sam Bradford: ‘‘I just don’t think it’s fair to the fans, I don’t think it’s fair to us as players to go out there and have to deal with that week in and week out. I really hope that they’re as close as they say they are.’’
They were.
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AP Sports Writers Tim Reynolds in Miami, Steve Reed in Charlotte, and R.B. Fallstrom in St. Louis contributed to this story.
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