Odell Beckham deserved the one-game suspension he got from the NFL, and Josh Norman deserved at least his $26,000 in fines. Their actions were inexcusable. They deserved to be punished.
But they’re not the only ones.
Somehow, NFL officials continue to get away mostly scot-free with actions and inactions that are equally indefensible, week after week, season after season. Sometimes it’s botched calls. Sometimes it’s blown rules. And sometimes, like on Sunday, it’s dangerous inaction that easily could have led to serious injuries. There were multiple times early in the game when referee Terry McAulay and his crew could have put a stop to the Beckham-Norman mess before it got started.