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CALGARY — Referees miss calls.

It’s part of life in the CFL and professional sports world in general.

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But let’s be real, there was no excuse for Saturday night’s officiating crew at McMahon Stadium missing B.C. Lions linebacker Micah Awe’s head-butt to the back of Jerome Messam’s head.

The Calgary Stampeders running back was already dropping to the ground after a third-quarter run at midfield when Awe launched himself helmet-first into the back of Messam’s head.

It was visible from the McMahon Stadium pressbox, which is a good 300 feet from where the play took place. How the field-level officiating crew missed it is baffling.

They don’t get much more obvious than this.

Messam stayed on the field for several minutes after the play and then went to the Stampeders dressing room. The team announced he was doubtful to return.

The hit was exactly the sort of thing the CFL has been trying to remove from the game.