Did you see a questionable call in Week 4? Add it to the comments section of this post. (Referee assignments are listed after the jump.)
During the search to replace Mike Pereira as vice-president of officiating, we commented that Pereira’s replacement must have the talent to be the most visible member...
If you saw something from Week 3 that deserves our attention, add it to the comments section of this post. (Referee assignments are listed after the...
Week 2: Ravens at Bengals The league has zero tolerance for deliberate contact with the officials as Ravens coach John Harbaugh was fined $15,000 by the...
Add your commentary on this week’s officiating to the comments section of this post. (Referee assignments are listed after the jump.)
Week 1: Lions at Bears It was a bitter pill to swallow for any team, let alone for the hapless Lions, who have cobbled together just...
If you saw something from the opening week games that you think we should cover, leave a comment in this thread. (Referee assignments listed after the...
The NFL is experimenting with a new clock operation system in the first preseason game in the new Meadowlands Stadium. During tonight’s Giants–Jets game (Jets are...
The NFL has ramped up its policy on avoiding concussions, and the policy has not excluded the referees. With high speed collisions involving the umpire position,...
The officials (and their uniform numbers) for the Hall of Fame Game between the Bengals and the Cowboys: R Ron Winter (14) U Butch Hannah (40)...
With an unbelievable amount of candor, referee Bill Leavy admitted that he made game-changing mistakes when he officiated Super Bowl XL in February 2006—mistakes that helped...
ROBERT LAWING 1951–2010 Bob Lawing, a back judge in the NFL for 12 seasons, died Thursday after a long battle with cancer, as reported by the...
NFL OWNERS APPROVE ‘MODIFIED SUDDEN DEATH’ We think that the overtime format, more than 50 years removed from its first use with no modification, has worked...
NFL OWNERS APPROVE ‘MODIFIED SUDDEN DEATH’ The Competition Committee moved on changing the dynamic of postseason overtime on a nonexistent platform: field position after a kickoff...
NFL OWNERS APPROVE ‘MODIFIED SUDDEN DEATH’ Unintended consequences of the new rule (that we see) are: Overtime can end on an unspectacular loss on downs, or...
1st major modification in league history Yes, that headline is screaming. And for good reason. The NFL now can’t simply resolve a tie game much like...
Super Bowl XLIV: Saints vs. Colts Scott Green will serve as the crew chief in Sunday’s Super Bowl. It is his third Super Bowl, having officiated...
The NFL, after a long search plagued with false starts, has named line judge Carl Johnson as vice president of officiating. He officiated on Don Carey’s...
As alluded to earlier, the league has placed a new rule for replay regarding the clock. Up until now, only a reversal of an on-field call...
My apologies, as we were nt intending to break away this long around the holidays. Life sometimes has other plans. We will go back and write-up...