Rule 14 Section 1 Article 3 Exception 1

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(01-22-2016, 12:56 PM)BigPapaKain Wrote: Short answer - the refs should've done their job and kept the coaches where the needed to be. Then Porter isn't in a situation where Gilberry can touch him and Adam Jones doesn't bullrush a ref trying to tell the refs that he doesn't belong on the field.

It's done with. As I said before; that entire game is a black eye on the integrity of the game and the men who referee it, and all the players and coaches involved in the game.

Eh....kinda.
If you read the rules Porter was actually allowed to be out there. The refs are allowed give permission to a coach and it's often a courtesy that they extend. It's not common, but coaches have gone to the injured players side in that situation before.

I will give you that they should have been aware of Porter being a firecracker and made him leave. They dropped the ball on that one. And likewise they probably should have recognized the potential volatility regardless of Porters presence and made the 5 Bengals who were mulling around the injured Brown move as well.