Welcome to Steelers Morning Rush, our new daily short-form podcast with Alan Saunders, giving a longer perspective on a single news topic surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers or the National Football League.

Today, it's the ongoing CBA fight between the NFL and the NFL Referee's Association, which could lead to the league using replacement officials in games for the first time since 2012. The league has begun the hiring process for those replacements, ahead of the May 31 expiration of the labor deal, and appears to have dug in on making referees full-time employees, something the league and fans have wanted for years.

Where will public sentiment fall on that issue, and is it worth the NFL risking using replacement officials to win?

Alan breaks it down.

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