NFL: Broncos’ favorite referee returns to Denver
By ARNIE STAPLETON
AP Sports Writer
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — NFL referee Ed Hochuli is in Denver with his crew to officiate the Broncos’ 11-on-11 team sessions and explain new rules to the players, coaches and media.
He’ll surely be asked about the new “Ed Hochuli Rule.”
Team owners this offseason passed a rule allowing video replays on a loose ball that could be either a fumble or an incomplete pass.
Hochuli famously ruled then-Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler to have thrown an incomplete pass in the final moments of a Week 2 game with San Diego last season. Replays clearly showed it was a fumble that the Chargers recovered, but the play was not part of the review process. Denver kept the ball and won the game seconds later, 39-38.