Ed Hochuli is the referee for the Thursday night game between the Jets and Bills. It is the first NFL game to be streamed on Twitter.
[Editor’s note: This is an archive of a 2016 interview which was originally intended to be the launch of a new podcast.] Ben Austro talks to Mike...
Liveblog coverage of opening weekend calls.
Former umpire Chad Brown has died, after battling a long illness. The 23-year veteran wore number 31, and was assigned to Super Bowl XXXV and XLV.
Among the list of new rules passed this offseason, two of them stood out from the others: penalties for timeouts a team could not take and...
When you see prolonged conferences between officials, it is usually when there is the complicating factors of multiple fouls, changes of possession, and kicks. A rule...
What happens when the referee gets injured during a game? Fans will see that play out in many of the final preseason games, but, thankfully, not...
The NFL will audition three officials at the referee position in the final preseason week.
The preseason concludes with a full slate of games on Thursday that all kick off generally in the 7:00 hour, local time. At least it was...
Due to forecasts that Tropical Depression 9 will strengthen into a tropical storm and threaten the Florida gulf coast on Thursday, the Buccaneers game against Washington...
The NFL fines for the 2016 season are subject to an automatic 5% increase from the previous season, according to the provision of the collective bargaining...
Philadelphia sports anchor Howard Eskin says officials admitted a touchdown call should have been a safety.
Week 3 preseason assignments include the Thursday night game from Orlando.
Embed from Getty Images  This week, the NFL will have eight officials on the field for all games. The eighth position is the middle judge,...
The NFL is continuing its evaluation of an eighth officiating position in the second week of preseason, and there are indications that the permanent addition is...
The 97th season league history begins Sunday from the place where the seed was first planted — Canton, Ohio. Culminating the enshrinement festivities of the 2016...
The Czech League of American Football now has its own Fail Mary ... in a championship game.
Since the replay system was reintroduced in 1999, the review rules have only been subject to incremental revision, rather than any of the proposed wholesale changes to...
Embed from Getty Images  Football Zebras has obtained the officiating crew rosters for the 2016 NFL season. This season, three new officials have been hired...
2106 season will have 5 swing officials supporting the 17 crews.