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Brian Stropolo, referee removed from Saints game, being reviewed by NFL

The NFL is reviewing the case of referee Brian Stropolo, who the league pulled from officiating the Saints game Sunday after learning he was a Saints fan. (Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)

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Brian Stropolo, the referee who the NFL pulled from working the Saints-Panthers game on Sunday after it emerged that he was a Saints fan, is being reviewed by the NFL and will not be allowed to return to work until the review is done.

ESPN reported Monday night that the league was reviewing Stropolo after it discovered Sunday that he expressed his status as a Saints fan on his Facebook page. The NFL had made the decision just hours before the Saints game on Sunday.

"We are reviewing Mr. Stropolo's status and pending completion of that review, he will not be serving as an on-field game official," Greg Aiello, the league's senior vice president of communications, told ESPN Monday.

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