Due to reason of performance, NFL fired judge Hugo Cruz.
For the first time, NFL fired an official in-season during the Super Bowl era because of performance.
Statement from NFL Referees Association Executive Director Scott Green on “reckless” firing of down judge Hugo Cruz: pic.twitter.com/ZThWAX8Xn0
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) October 25, 2018
NFL fires down judge Hugo Cruz for poor performance in Chargers-Browns game, per @footballzebras
Cruz is the first official to get fired midseason in the Super Bowl era ?https://t.co/nZefRLAz2A pic.twitter.com/EJT21axxwX
— Bleacher Report NFL (@BR_NFL) October 25, 2018
Everyone wants @NFL officials held as accountable as coaches and players are. But even before the firing of Hugo Cruz, the truth is that they already were — just with a quieter process that didn’t deliver instant gratification. Column: https://t.co/uGfOJZNWfr
— Kevin Seifert (@SeifertESPN) October 26, 2018
NFL fires official Hugo Cruz, who missed false start in Chargers-Browns https://t.co/RgDsi4jq4S
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) October 25, 2018