NFL vice president of officiating Dean Blandino said Tuesday that New York Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr. should have been ejected from Sunday's game against the Carolina Panthers.
In a further indictment of referee Terry McAulay, Blandino revealed that he spoke with an official in the MetLife Stadium press box to reinforce the option to eject.
"The crew was doing a really tough job of trying to keep the game under control," Blandino said on the NFL Network. "They had spoken to both head coaches. They had spoken to the players.