009 - Laird Hayes

Laird Hayes is a retired NFL official (Side Judge 125 for 23 seasons) who has worked three Super Bowls and countless important games. With Super Bowl Sunday right around the corner, Crawford and Laird drive through Newport Beach and Costa Mesa to discuss Laird's career working a (sometimes) thankless job, the biggest calls he's had to make as an official, his perspective on the National Anthem protests and Colin Kaepernick, and more. It's not just about football...but they definitely talk football. Today's Route: From Laird's house in Newport Beach down to the Newport Pier, up through Costa Mesa, all around the Orange Coast College campus, and back home.