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Super Bowl champion head coach Tony Dungy expressed frustration with inconsistent pass interference penalties during Thanksgiving Day NFL games.
There were numerous questionable calls during each of the three games — as has been the case throughout the 2025 season. He wrote on social media that the discrepancies make it seem like NFL officials don’t know what pass interference is.
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Tony Dungy on the set of NBC Sports before the game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Buffalo Bills at SoFi Stadium on September 8, 2022. (Kirby Lee/USA TODAY Sports)
“When you watch NFL football all day, you come to the conclusion that our officials don’t know what pass interference is,” he wrote on
Dungy explained his point of view further when an
“I had a good day watching football. I just think pass interference is called very inconsistently. And sometimes it’s 40-yard penalties. That doesn’t make it a cheap gripe. It’s just a statement of fact made watching 3 games with (DB) and WR making contact on 40-50 passes. Anyone who watched the games would say the same thing.”
Former NFL coach Tony Dungy watches from the sidelines during the 2025 NFL game between the Atlanta Falcons and the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium on October 19, 2025 in Santa Clara, California. (Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)
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NFL officials sparked debates on social media about pass interference calls, which also reached the broadcast booth as Tony Romo and Cris Collinsworth were among those criticizing them this year.
Former NFL head coach Jon Gruden said last December that he would like to see the league adopt college football’s rules on pass interference penalties.
“I would make it the college rule, honestly, because some of those pass interference calls impact the game, just one play there,” Gruden said at the time on the “Pardon My Take” podcast.
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He also suggested that the decision was too subjective and that the penalty flag should only be thrown if it is clear and obvious.
