VIDEO: The Entire Internet Was Saying The Same Thing About NFL Referee Ronald Torbert As He Struggled During Eagles-Packers Game

NFL referee Ronald Torbert preparing to make a callat game.Ronald Torbert (Photo via @TSN_Sports Twitter)
NFL fans were saying the same thing about head referee Ronald Torbert during the Philadelphia Eagles-Green Bay Packers game in São Paulo, Brazil on Friday night.

Ronald Torbert and his crew were assigned to the first-ever NFL game in Brazil, featuring two NFC heavyweights. Incredibly, Mr. Torbert himself was one of the main talking points of the game—and it had nothing to do with his crew’s performance.

If an NFL official is a main talking point during or after any given game, it’s usually because they did a terrible job. But the veteran official went viral on social media thanks to the sound of his voice when he had to announce a call.

Is Torbert fighting a cold, or did he lose his voice from announcing too many penalties? You decide for yourself:

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It was indeed a night filled with an alarming amount of penalty calls. The Packers committed 10 penalties for 71 yards, and the Eagles took seven penalties for 57 yards. Jalen Hurts’ group held on for a tight 34-29 to start out 1-0 for the fourth consecutive year.

The Eagles will make the trip back to Philadelphia and prepare for a Week 2 home tilt against Kirk Cousins’ Atlanta Falcons on “Monday Night Football.” The Packers, looking to avoid a disastrous 0-2 start, will host the Indianapolis Colts in their home opener next Sunday at Lambeau Field

As for Ronald Torbert, let’s hope that he will be able to take cough drops, chicken noodle soup and/or some hot tea on the flight back home.

Ronald Torbert Begins 15th Season As An NFL Official

Torbert has commenced his 15th season as an NFL official, having made it to the pros in 2010. The Michigan State and Harvard Law School graduate was the head official for Super Bowl 56, where the Los Angeles Rams outlasted the Cincinnati Bengals in a thriller at SoFi Stadium.

VIDEO: Angel Reese Finally Reveals Why She Disappeared From LSU Roster During The Early Part Of Last Season

Photo of Angel Reese speaking to Kim Mulkey and photo of Angel Reese speaking into micAngel Reese and Kim Mulkey (Photos via Getty Images & @angelreeseshow/X)

Angel Reese has finally broken her silence on her very notable absence during LSU’s 2023/24 campaign.

Things got off to a rough start for Reese and the Tigers after they began their national title defense. Having entered the season as the NCAA’s top-ranked women’s basketball following their exploits from the prior season, the program fell to Colorado in an upset loss to tip the term off.

They managed to shrug it off, winning 16 games in a row, but Reese disappeared after being benched for the entire second half of their fixture vs. Kent State. She spent four games away from the team before returning.

Reese refused to be drawn into speaking about the absence during media appearances, although it was on everyone’s mind. LSU head coach Kim Mulkey didn’t give anything away either, leaving folks to come up with their own theories, including suspension, poor grades, and pregnancy.

The rumors were put to bed after she returned to help fire the Tigers to the Elite Eight. They eventually bowed out to Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes.

Angel Reese Finally Reveals What Went Down At LSU Last Season

Reese, who is now starring in the WNBA, discussed her unexplained absence on her new podcast, ‘Unapologetically Angel,’ this week,

“We lost to [Colorado], and it was just a whole big uproar after…I sat the second half of the Kent State game. Me and Kim Mulkey kind of got into it about something,” she recalled.

“After that game, me and her had a conversation, and we talked about moving forward, and it was just best for me to take some time off. It was me and Coach Mulkey being able to have that kind of relationship.” 

While Reese did not divulge exactly what she and Mulkey argued over, her explanation is satisfactory enough. We already know she wasn’t pregnant or bombing in the classroom.

The rookie forward will hope to help the Chicago Sky to a win over the Los Angeles Sparks this Friday night, with the Sky barely holding on to the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

A victory would do them the world of good.