Ref who gave the Super Bowl to Pittsburgh moved to supervisory role
Referee Bill Leavy, maybe best remembered for his admission of making major mistakes at a critical juncture of Super Bowl XL, will have a new role in 2015 as a supervisor within the league's officiating department. He'll be replaced as a referee by John Hussey, a former line judge, the NFL announced Friday.
Hussey is one of four new referees named in the past two years amid a significant shake-up of NFL officials. In total, the NFL has added 23 new officials over that time period and subtracted 20 via retirement, promotion or non-renewal, based on an unofficial accounting. In 2015, for the first time, the league will have three "swing" officials to help fill in for scheduling conflicts or performance issues.
NFL officials rarely draw attention for good calls, and Leavy is perhaps best known for admitting he "kicked" two decisions in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl XL, a 21-10 Pittsburgh Steelers victory over the Seattle Seahawks. Leavy didn't specify the calls, but speculation has centered around a holding call on Seahawks offensive lineman Sean Locklear and later a low block penalty on Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck.
The Seahawks trailed by four points at the time and would have had the ball at the Steelers' 1-yard line following a completed pass, but the call against Locklear nullified the gain. Hasselbeck would throw an interception on the next play.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/13018435/nfl-referee-bill-leavy-moving-supervisor-role-officiating-department
Yes, that is the actual headline!
And I also recall more than 2 bad late calls, bad calls throughout
