Question from a baseball umpire

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Originally Posted by SethPDX

Answer from a baseball guy:

I remember reading something about officials making spot checks for illegal substances on the uniforms. Something about guys putting greasy stuff on their jerseys to make it harder to grab onto them.

Exactly. Last year I was fortunate enough to work a state championship game at the Jones Dome in St. Louis. We dressed in the officials locker room and they left behind one of their illegal substances cards. As I recall it was for a few Browns players. I never realized this was an issue in the NFL.