Here are photos of officials in action during Week 7, courtesy of team photographers and Getty Images. From team photographers (click on an image for higher...
Photos from team photographers and Getty Images of NFL officials in action in Week 6. Team photos (Click on an image for larger resolution): From Getty...
Courtesy of team photographers (Click on an image to open as a slideshow.) Courtesy of Getty Images Back judge Dale Shaw talks withe Charger’s coach Mike...
Officials try to prepare for everything Former baseball umpire Jim Evans used to run an umpire’s school. One of his biggest lessons to his students was...
Here are some photos of officials from Week 4. From team photographers. Click on an image to open gallery. From Getty Images: Keith Washington, Dan Ferrell...
Officials, especially the line judge and head linesman, always work to get the forward progress spot. In order to do so, they are taught to trail...
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Courtesy of team photographers Click on any photo to open gallery: Courtesy of Getty Images  View image | gettyimages.com Gene Steratore talks it over...
Swing officials, double-booking and bye weekends fill any gaps The first weekend of NFL games featured a serious injury to one of the officials, when line...
Photos of the officials in action in Week 1.
View image | gettyimages.com It is time. No more practice. No more clinics. The NFL season begins for real this week. Here is what I’m keying...
During the Bears-Browns preseason game, the TV announcers made a passing reference that referee Ed Hochuli might be in his last year as an official —...
Former head linesman, back judge and side judge, Grover Klemmer passed away on August 23, at the age of 94. Klemmer wore number 8 through his...
View image | gettyimages.com According to the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, NFL umpire Bill Schuster will leave the field in November to undergo treatment for esophageal...
Football Zebras exclusive The NFL will audition three officials at the referee position this week. Three current NFL officials will don the white hat for at...
The most controversial piece of cloth in all of sports wasn’t always yellow It won’t get a cake or open house. It won’t get cheered. In...
20 officials get the chance to audition for the NFL The NFL has announced its third class of officials in the Advanced Development Program (ADP). These...
View image | gettyimages.com Side judge Jimmy DeBell (number 58) will not officiate in the NFL in 2015. Matt Leader of The Livingston County News broke the...
View image | gettyimages.com Football Zebras exclusive The NFL has promoted veteran line judge John Hussey (number 35) to be a referee beginning in the 2015...
John Keck, a 25-year NFL officiating veteran passed away on May 6 from complications of Alzheimer's disease. He was 83. Keck wore number 67 and was...