Column: Guys in stripes getting plenty of NFL face time

FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019, file photo, penalty flags lie on the field after a play during the first half of an NFL football preseason game between the Miami Dolphins and the Jacksonville Jaguars, in Miami Gardens, Fla. The guys in stripes are getting plenty of NFL face time, and there's plenty of blame to go around as the league deals with a troubling barrage of penalties. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, file photo, a referee picks up a penalty flag from the field during the second half of an NFL preseason football game between the Washington Redskins and the Cincinnati Bengals, in Landover, Md. The guys in stripes are getting plenty of NFL face time, and there's plenty of blame to go around as the league deals with a troubling barrage of penalties. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Denver Broncos wide receiver Courtland Sutton pleads with an official that his feet were in bounds after making a catch during the second half of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)