a Football Zebras interview The officials clinic in Dallas is only weeks away, which means there is enormous preparation underway to comb through the new rules...
Much like any potential official recruit, Sarah Thomas has been on the NFL's watchlist for several years. She is one step closer to becoming the league's...
The officiating crew rosters for the 2013 NFL season have been distributed. Each crew member is listed with his years of experience, including the upcoming season,...
The operation of retractable roofs are subject to the ground rules set by the NFL. Retractable roofs are installed in the home fields of the Cardinals,...
NFL owners at their annual league meeting are now reviewing new rules proposals from the Competition Committee. An announcement is expected Tuesday or Wednesday on the...
The NFL Competition Committee, chaired by Falcons general manager Rich McKay, announced their proposed rule changes for 2013. All proposals require a two-thirds vote of the...
Ian Rapoport of NFL Network interviewed Dean Blandino, the new vice-president of officiating, on his plans for his first season in charge of the officiating department...
One rule change for 2013 has already been approved: owners voted last year to make knee and thigh pads mandatory equipment for all players. The Competition...
The first hire under the leadership of the new vice president of officiating, Dean Blandino, has brought Alberto Riveron into the league office as senior director...
Dean Blandino, the director of officiating in charge of instant replay, is succeeding Carl Johnson as NFL vice president of officiating, as announced by NFL vice...
Here is a photo gallery from Super Bowl XLVII at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. All photos are courtesy of the teams’ and league’s photographers....
Super Bowl XLVII We will be live blogging the calls and rules interpretations from Super Bowl XLVII. (If you see continue reading below, click it to...
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Post updated 10:27 a.m. Eastern Dean Blandino, the director of officiating in charge of instant replay, will succeed Carl Johnson as NFL vice president of officiating,...
Controversy not about Jerome Boger, but about broken system Special report: Super Bowl XLVII assignment controversy The NFL is defending its referee assignment system that many...
So what, exactly, is the criteria for an official to qualify for the Super Bowl? The NFL asserts, “that criteria has not changed since at least...
AFC-NFC Pro Bowl, Sunday 7 p.m. (ET), NBC Ed Hochuli is the referee today for the annual all-star game from Honolulu. Packers coach Mike McCarthy (NFC)...
Pictures of the officials from the Conference Championship games as captured by team photographers. Click on any photo for an larger version and the slide show....
Today’s crew is headed by Bill Leavy. We are live blogging the calls and the officials for the game.
It is believed in officiating circles that the Super Bowl assignment was a predetermined result and that his performance grades were fixed to attain that result.