The NFL has suspended two officials without pay after separate Week 4 incidents in which they lost their composure with players on the field.
Line judge Jeff Seeman was suspended for two games, and referee Adrian Hill was suspended for one game, for what the league’s Vice President of Officiating, Ramon George, described as unprofessional conduct toward a player. The discipline was first reported Monday by OutKick’s Armando Salguero.
Seeman’s suspension followed a confrontation late in the fourth quarter of the Arizona Cardinals’ game against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium. Cardinals tight end Trey McBride objected to an unflagged contact play on third down. Broadcast cameras caught Seeman turning toward McBride and directing profanity at him. McBride backed away, spotted a nearby broadcast camera, and pointed at the lens to make clear the moment had been caught live.
NFL Players Association Executive Director JC Tretter weighed in on social media Sunday:
“This kind of behavior from an official towards a player is unacceptable. Players are consistently held accountable when the roles are reversed. We expect the NFL to hold officials to the same standard.”
The second suspension came out of the Miami Dolphins’ game against the Minnesota Vikings. On a live play, Dolphins running back Ollie Gordon blocked Vikings linebacker Eric Wilson into referee Adrian Hill, knocking him down. Hill got up, confronted Wilson face to face, and ordered him back to the huddle. No flags were thrown on the play.
Wilson later brushed off the incident. “That was funny, honestly,” he said after the win. “I ended up apologizing to him and explained the situation. He was cool about it. He understood what was going on. He just said he didn’t want us fighting, me and [Gordon]. He said he was just trying to break us up.”
Both officials began serving their suspensions immediately. The league typically handles officiating errors through quiet internal grading adjustments rather than public discipline, making this week’s announcement notable for its visibility.
