A postgame video from Sunday appears to show an NFL referee asking Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans for an autograph.
The video, shot by Panthers reporter Sheena Quick, shows an NFL official hurrying to catch up to Evans as he makes his way into the tunnel following Tampa’s 21-3 loss to Carolina.
After conversing briefly with Evans, the refs appear to hand him a pen and paper, and Evans begins jotting something down.
The referees involved are side judge Jeff Lamberth and line judge Tripp Sutter, according to USA Today.
Fans on Twitter were less than amused with the scene.
Though, if Evans had been signing a check as the above tweet suggests (he wasn’t), his money was not well spent. The Bucs were never really competitive in this game, losing 21-3. Tampa was also penalized four times as opposed to three for the Panthers.
Does it look bad? Sure.
But it doesn’t mean the refs are altering their calls, either.
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