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Young Lions fan tells NFL his 'dream is on hold' due to 'bad reffing'

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A young Detroit Lions fan with aspirations of playing in the NFL one day is having second thoughts following the team's 23-22 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Monday night.

Nine-year-old Everett Coughlin penned a two-page letter to the NFL expressing frustration with multiple missed calls by the referees in the game, according to Ken Haddad of Click On Detroit.

"My dream is to grow up to become (an) NFL player. However, my dream is on hold because of the bad reffing on Monday night on 10/14/19," the boy wrote. "The Lions were fudged on many calls that either should have been a penalty or shouldn't have."

Coughlin went on to ask how much training referees receive and suggested the NFL take them "to an eye doctor."

(Photos courtesy: Click On Detroit)

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