Photos of the officials in action from Week 8.
 Preventative officiating happens every game and at every level and at every sport. It helps fans enjoy the game without a foul-fest.
Photos courtesy of team photographers and Getty Images
Photo gallery from Week 6.
Commentary by Mark Schultz The NFL season has gotten off to a contentious start between the front office and the NFL Referees Association, the union representing...
The kicking game has become more complex to officiate over the past few years, even before the ball is snapped or kicked. The NFL, citing player...
Week 4: Packers at Bears (video at 2:30) Early in the fourth quarter, the Chicago Bears’ game hopes were hanging by a thread. The defense had...
Allen, Torbert, and Wrolstad impress in first few weeks This is the first time since the early 1990s that the NFL assigned three new referees in...
One of the Week 2 highlights was a 102-yard kickoff return by C.J. Spiller of the Buffalo Bills. What was hardly noticed on the play was...
Brad Allen works his first-ever NFL game as a referee Referee Brad Allen (number 122) made history this past Sunday as he worked his first-ever game in...
It is time. Clinic attended, check. Rules test taken, check. Camps visited, check. Preseason games officiated, check. It is time for the 2014 NFL season. Just...
NFL granted request Former NFL referee Mike Carey, who retired before the start of this season to be an officiating analyst for CBS Sports, asked the...
Believe it or not, there is a science to making, throwing penalty flags Last week, back judge Todd Prukop became a mini-celebrity by throwing his penalty...
Sid Semon, 1935 – 2014 Former NFL head linesman Sid Semon has died. According to his obituary, Mr. Semon died this past July 15 at the...
Three NFL officials will get a chance to wear the white hat in the hopes of a promotion.
NFL looks for ‘efficient, accurate penalty enforcement’ I’ve joked about it before: when Terry McAulay is the referee of a game, when there is a penalty...
No. 70 will never be worn again by an official The NFL made history this weekend at its officiating clinic in Dallas, as it announced that...
With 12 vacancies filled in the last few months, how will the NFL approach filling a 13th spot after the resignation of referee Mike Carey? The...
Brad Allen is the first official in almost 50 years to be placed in the referee position in his first NFL season.
[Update: Brad Allen was moved to referee without having worked at the umpire position to fill a vacancy caused by referee Mike Carey’s departure. The post...