NFL referee Tony Corrente was busted by a hot mic during Sunday’s Carolina Panthers-Atlanta Falcons game.
The Panthers were leading 38-0 with under three minutes left in the game, and they went for it on 4th-and-1 at the Atlanta 42. Backup quarterback Derek Anderson was stopped short of a first down, turning the ball over to the Falcons and thereby extending the game rather than having Carolina run out the clock on kneel downs.
That’s when Corrente was caught on the mic complaining that the Panthers were stopped.
"All we needed was 4 inches and we can all go home. Let's give him some sh*t for that. Mr. 4 Inches." – referee Tony Corrente on a live mic.
— Ed Hardin (@Ed_Hardin) December 13, 2015
Corrente will probably be hearing from the league’s head of officials after that. He also might be looking at a harsher penalty given that this is not his first time being caught by a live mic.
