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Repentant ref still has ‘splaining to do

Regarding Bill Leavy and the Aug. 7 article, “Ref admits mistakes in Seahawks’ Super Bowl game”:

Thank you for your long-awaited confession of your incorrect rulings during Super Bowl XL between the Seattle Seahawks and the Pittsburgh Steelers. But can you also answer the question:

Why were all your (and other officials’) incorrect calls leveled against the Seahawks?

Howie Chin

Everett

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