IRVING, Texas — Nobody expects Raider Nation to get over the play that still haunts it more than 15 years later. Many say the infamous tuck rule play, an apparent Charles Woodson strip-sack of Tom Brady that was ruled an incomplete pass upon review, marked the beginning of a Patriots dynasty and a Raiders funk.

Walt Coleman, the referee who interpreted the NFL's tuck rule and made the call on the field, doesn't blame Raiders fans who remain salty about the outcome. He doesn't blame former Oakland coaches or players who carry grudges, either.

And he doesn't blame Amy Trask, the former Raiders CEO who fired an amusing Twitter shot at Coleman a couple of weeks ago. Her tweet was an obvious reference to Coleman's call on Jan. 19, 2002, in the divisional playoff game also remembered as the Snow Bowl.

Saw a reference to Walt Coleman as the "dean" of officials - not the word that comes to my mind - you feeling me Raider Nation - and, hi. — Amy Trask (@AmyTrask) June 29, 2017

And before anyone gets all het up, this is the fun of sports - we have to get over lots of things in life, we can hold onto sports moments. https://t.co/VSM5WFgC3c — Amy Trask (@AmyTrask) June 29, 2017

Coleman does not have a Twitter account, so he had not seen or heard of Trask's tweet until Sporting News read it to him Friday at the annual NFL officiating clinic in Dallas.

When Coleman heard Trask's words, he burst into laughter.

"It comes up all the time," said Coleman, who's entering his 29th season as an NFL official. "That kind of discussion has come up, and there’s Raider people now that are in other organizations all around the NFL. I understand the Raider fans. It was the rule, but you know, don’t confuse me with the facts."

Trask, of course, is far from the only source of lingering references. Coleman, who said he's constantly reminded of the play, said, "every time they get a game and Brady’s there and you have a pass fumble play, the networks always bring it up, and they always show the replay."

Coleman then recalled a relevant Sporting News article published later in 2002. SN had interviewed late Raiders owner Al Davis and asked about a figure skating scandal of the games in Salt Lake City.

"I have (the magazine)," Coleman said of the SN issue. "They had gone out to visit with Al Davis. They were talking to him about the winter Olympics, when this French judge cheated because she owed a favor to the Russians.

"They asked Al Davis about it, and the quote in Sporting News, it said, ‘I had no idea that Walt Coleman was from France.'"

Coleman chuckled again.

"When you do what we do you have to have a sense of humor and not take yourself too seriously, because you’re going to have people who disagree with you and get upset. That’s just the nature of it."

The NFL abolished the tuck rule in 2013 with a 29-1 vote at a March owners meeting. That move didn't exactly please a fan base that still feels slighted.

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When given an opportunity to respond to Trask directly, Coleman gave a dismissive laugh and said he's simply proud to still be in the league.

Coleman does wish he had a Twitter account, though, because he would "love" to hear more of what Trask and others have to say about topics such as that notorious play.

"To me, that’s entertainment, it’s funny," Coleman said. "That’s the way I take it. When I go talk to civic clubs and so forth, that’s the kind of stuff people love to hear about."

The NFL in 2017 is implementing a tweaked centralized replay system that puts final review decisions in the hands of Al Riveron, the league's new senior vice president of officiating. Referees previously had a say in the final decisions. When Coleman made the tuck rule call, it was his alone.

Coleman doubts he'd receive as much blame if such a play would have happened these days. The majority of the inevitable outrage now would and should fall on Riveron.

Not that Coleman has any regrets.

He's still having fun with those who bring up the tuck rule play, and he always will.