NFL fans are constantly asking for more transparency and accountability when it comes to officiating. Those calls are rarely answered in a direct manner, but many fans were happy to see a relative shuffling of the deck on Wednesday night.

According to Ben Austro of Football Zebras, three officials have been fired. The officials have also been moved back to power conference college football, effectively demoting them instead of firing them without a job to fall back on.

Fans reacted to the move on social media, and the feedback appears to be mostly positive.

“finally accountability,” one fan said.

“MLB should do the same with several of their umpires,” another fan said.

“Please tell me these are the morons who missed the facemask on Bucky and AWIII clearly punching the ball out of Pitts hands? Or the bogus hold on Wirfs against BAL that changed the complex of that whole game? Or called the INT when clearly a TD against Dallas?,” said one Tampa Bay fan with clear grievances.

“I can’t think of a better thing for the sport than creating a culture of accountability for officials. The next best thing would be to pay them more,” one fan suggested.

“If they can’t make the right calls at this level, how can they make the right calls at any level? The slower the game? Send them back to pee wee and have them prove themselves all over again,” another fan said.

“Only 3?,” one fan asked, apparently wanting more officials to be demoted.

“They had to have worked every chiefs game,” another fan said.

“That’s just GREAT. More bad officiating expected for Alabama,….or Georgia,….or Michigan,” one fan said, lamenting the return of the officials to college football.

NFL officials holds the football for a measurement.

MIAMI GARDENS, FL – JANUARY 9: Field judge John Jenkins (117) holds a football during a measurement during an NFL football game between the Miami Dolphins and the New England Patriots at Hard Rock Stadium on January 9, 2022 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images)

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The officials who were reportedly fired included second-year umpire James Carter, third-year line judge Robin DeLorenzo and first-year down judge Robert Richeson.

Carter was the only one of the three who participated in the most recent playoffs – Richeson wasn’t eligible for selection as a rookie and DeLorenzo did not qualify to work on a playoff game in her two seasons with the league.

Carter himself was only selected as an alternate for the wild card round after a string of injuries last year.

We’ll see if the firing motivates more officials to improve the number of calls they get correct next season.