{"id":890478,"date":"2026-10-22T07:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T07:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/890478\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T07:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T07:00:11","slug":"nfl-could-embrace-replay-review-transparency-by-the-end-of-the-current-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/890478\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL could embrace replay review transparency by the end of the current season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In July, Broncos coach Sean Payton predicted that the NFL <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/nfl\/profootballtalk\/rumor-mill\/news\/sean-payton-predicts-ufl-style-officiating-transparency-within-two-or-three-years\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">will adopt<\/a> UFL-style officiating transparency within the next two to three years.<\/p>\n<p>It could be coming sooner than that.<\/p>\n<p>A Wednesday item from Albert Breer of SI.com includes this nugget: &#8220;[P]lanning is underway for more transparency. I\u2019m told the NFL has watched closely at how the ACC and, after the Michigan\u2013Western Michigan debacle, the Big Ten have started televising their replay review process. The idea of doing something similar to show the public replay reviews is being discussed, and work is being done to implement something similar to what we\u2019ve seen in college football very soon, potentially in the coming weeks, and certainly (some in the league office hope) <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/albert-breer-owners-meeting-notes-televising-nfl-replay-process-could-come-soon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">before the end of the regular season<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It would be stunning if it happens during the current season. The NFL rarely makes significant change while a season is unfolding.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless, it\u2019s better sooner than later, and later than never. The NFL needs to follow the lead of the UFL, the ACC, and the Big Ten. It\u2019s the NFL that\u2019s supposed to be the leader when it comes to football innovation. It\u2019s already behind the times, and the lack of transparency fuels conspiracy theories.<\/p>\n<p>If the league does it, the question becomes whether the league can do it properly. The only thing worse than no transparency would be transparency into a flawed process.<\/p>\n<p>So, yes, be careful what you wish for. Seeing the sausage get made could potentially cause you to swear off eating it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In July, Broncos coach Sean Payton predicted that the NFL will adopt UFL-style officiating transparency within the next&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":890479,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[349,99],"class_list":["post-890478","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/890478","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=890478"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/890478\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/890479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=890478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=890478"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=890478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}