NFL Refs Association to 'Challenge the Severity' of Adrian Hill, Jeff Seeman Suspensions

The NFL Referees Association is challenging the suspensions given to Adrian Hill and Jeff Seeman following Week 4.

In a statement released on Tuesday, the NFLRA announced it will "challenge the severity" of the NFL's discipline for both officials by meeting with the league's officiating department.

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The statement also states the NFLRA plans to meet with leaders from the NFL Players Association to "address on-field conduct and the growing levels of confrontation between players and officials."

NFL vice president of officiating Ramon George announced on Monday that Seeman (two games) and Hill (one game) were suspended for instances of unprofessional conduct during the games they were working in Week 4.

Seeman was seen yelling at Arizona Cardinals tight end Trey McBride in the fourth quarter of their game against the New York Giants.

Hill, who was working the Miami Dolphins-Minnesota Vikings game, was inadvertently knocked down when Vikings linebacker Eric Wilson collided with him.

Wilson attempted to help Hill up, but Hill stood up on his own and had an animated reaction toward the Vikings linebacker.

In response to the incident with Seeman and McBride, NFLPA executive director JC Tretter wrote on X that Seeman's behavior is "unacceptable" and urged the same standard for players be applied to the refs.

"Players are consistently held accountable when the roles are reversed," Tretter wrote. "We expect the NFL to hold officials to the same standard."

Per Shanna McCarriston of CBS Sports, the NFL had not suspended a referee since December 2018 when umpire Roy Ellison was placed on administrative leave.

Seeman started as an NFL referee in 2002 as both a field judge and line judge. He has worked exclusively as a line judge since 2003 and is listed as having worked 380 games in his career, per Pro Football Reference .

Hill's first season in the NFL was in 2010 as a side judge and line judge. He has worked 117 games as a referee since the 2019 season.