NFL suspends two officials for player incidents

The NFL has suspended two officials for instances of unprofessional conduct towards a player.

Line judge Jeff Seeman has been suspended for two games and referee Adrian Hill for one fixture following the incidents on Sunday.

Seeman was caught on camera seeming to curse at Arizona Cardinals tight end Trey McBride, whose side lost 36-24 at the New York Giants.

McBride felt there should have been a defensive pass interference call against the Giants' cornerback Dru Phillips. McBride complained to Seeman, who appeared to yell a profanity at him.

"It's a tough one for me. You hate to see it for obvious reasons," Cardinals head coach Mike LaFleur said on Monday.

"I don't need to go further than that, but I do want to give the man a little bit of grace too. I know Jeff. He's a good man. It's unfortunate it happened. It can't happen, obviously, and I'll leave it at that."

Hill's incident involved linebacker Eric Wilson, who featured for the Minnesota Vikings as they won 15-10 at home to the Miami Dolphins.

Wilson was pushed into Hill by Dolphins running back Ollie Gordon II midway through the first quarter after a play was whistled dead because of a Minnesota penalty.

As Wilson tried to help Hill up, the official jumped up while pointing and shouting at Wilson to move away.

"That was funny, honestly," Wilson told reporters after the game.

"I ended up apologising to him and explained the situation. He was cool about it. He understood what was going on. He just said he didn't want us fighting."

Week four concluded with the Atlanta Falcons winning 45-24 at the New Orleans Saints on Monday.

Bijan Robinson ran in two touchdowns in the first quarter before fellow running back Brian Robinson Jr claimed three of his own.

The Falcons now sit second in NFC South, following two opening defeats with consecutive victories, while the Saints are third with a 1-3 record.