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http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2007/01/28/nfl_hobbs_call_was_correct/
Aiello is full of ****. Hobbs never contacted Wayne.
PATRIOTS NOTEBOOK
NFL: Hobbs call was correct
By Mike Reiss and Ron Borges, Globe Staff | January 28, 2007
NFL vice president of communications Greg Aiello clarified remarks regarding the pass interference call against Patriots cornerback Ellis Hobbs in the third quarter of the AFC Championship game.
The penalty -- which came on a second and 7 from the Patriots' 19-yard line -- gave the Colts a first down at the 1, and they subsequently scored, and made a 2-point conversion, to tie the score at 21-21.
Aiello said the penalty was the correct call because there was contact made by Hobbs. Had Hobbs not made contact, there should have been no penalty called for "face-guarding," which was the explanation given by CBS announcer Phil Simms.
"There is no such thing as face-guarding," Aiello said. "There must be contact to have a foul."
After the game, Hobbs said he had not made contact.
"I never touched him and the ball hit me in the back of the arm," Hobbs said.
Aiello is full of ****. Hobbs never contacted Wayne.
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