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Veteran NFL Referee Ed Hochuli Is Retiring

DENVER (CBS4) - The ref with the guns is retiring.

Ed Hochuli
Ed Hochuli (credit: Rich Gabrielson /Icon SMI/Icon Sport Media via Getty Images)

Senior Vice President of Officiating Al Riveron announced on Tuesday that veteran referee Ed Hochuli is retiring from the NFL.

Longtime Broncos fans will remember Hochuli's infamous "incomplete pass" call on a Jay Cutler fumble back in 2008, which helped the Broncos pull off a last-minute comeback against the Chargers in a crazy 39-38 win.

Jay Cutler's Fumble? by Paul Harris on YouTube

Riveron sent out a tweet that says Hochuli's son is joining the NFL's referee ranks. He also announced that Jeff Triplette, another veteran ref, is also retiring.

Brandon Keith
Brandon Keith #72 of the Arizona Cardinals is attended to after an injury by Referee Jeff Triplette against the Green Bay Packers in a preseason game at Lambeau Field on August 19, 2011 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo credit: Scott Boehm/Getty Images)
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