In officiating circles, there is a saying among the deep officials (back judge, side judge, and field judge) that the game for them is 58 minutes...
Football Zebras.com exclusive Bill Vinovich walked off the field after the 2006 season, sidelined by a heart condition. Sunday, he returns to the field to officiate...
The NFL officiating staff is heavy on experience which is great news. The flip side to this is that we will be seeing a higher than...
[Update: Because Tom Barnes was scheduled to officiate today’s game, we carried this story despite the lack of a second source to confirm he was still...
The NFL Referees Association and its 121 members are enjoying unprecedented appreciation (video)Â and good will after agreeing to a new union contract and ending the league...
The “blooper reel” of funny, frustrating, and exasperating NFL replacement official mistakes was very extensive going into Monday Night Football in Week 3. In one call,...
The officials lost control of the Monday Night Football Game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Denver Broncos on one play. The breakdown happened with :02...
Any one of them can either do or not do something that saves the crew or kills the crew — either one. — former NFL referee Red...
Week 1: Packers at 49ers There were many controversies between the Packers and 49ers, but one of the more minor disagreements in the game could have...
All eyes are on the replacement officials as they begin to call games that count. The NFL has hired replacement officials to call the games after...
2012 rule changes There’s a new rule in the NFL this year, thanks in part to a play in the waning moments of last year’s Super...
NFL executive vice president for football operations, Ray Anderson, clarified the NFL’s proposal regarding full-time officials and scoffed at the idea that the integrity of the...
It is almost certain that the NFL regular season will begin with replacement officials. The NFL has locked out the members of the NFL Referees Association...
This has been a week of point-counterpoint news stories and rebuttals, as summarized by Barry Wilner of the Associated Press, about the labor dispute between the...
A few days ago, I had a theory that the NFL wanted to make officials full-time and that it was a roadblock in the negotiations with...
The gap between the NFL and legal gambling activities has just become much narrower. It was from a side of the business that the league would...
From that I’ve read and heard, the most talked about lockout issue coming from the NFL Referees Association is the pension plan. Currently the officials receive a traditional pension...
[Editor’s note: With this post, we welcome Mark Schultz as a contributing writer. We look forward to a long collaborative relationship with him.] The NFL preseason...