Umpire Butch Hannah retired from the NFL according to multiple sources. Much like the abrupt departure of Dean Blandino as head of officials, Hannah's retirement has...
Al Riveron is the new senior VP of officiating with 2 additional VPs added to the department.
In an active offseason with the NFL voting to centralize replay and senior vice president of officiating Dean Blandino resigning to take a TV job, there...
The NFL officiating department is going through significant upheaval this season. Blandino's successor will have some résumés to review as there are additional positions to be...
Dean Blandino, the senior vice president of officiating, will be stepping down on May 31 to take a job as a television analyst, as first reported...
The NFL has hired four new officials who will work the 2017 season: Mike Carr, Ryan Dickson, David Oliver, and Brad Rogers
Live updates of the rules proposals that passed or failed at the 2017 Owners Meeting.
Liveblog coverage of the Competition Committee announcement of new rules proposals
For the 2017 season all replay reviews will be centralized in the league's gameday command center and decided by the senior vice president of officiating.
A proposal to "fix" overtime has caught many by surprise.
Terri Valenti is now the first female replay official in the NFL, and joins line judge Sarah Thomas who was the first woman to hold a...
Embed from Getty Images  The NFL Competition Committee is considering having officials eject players for flagrant hits, cracking down on celebrations and taking the next...
Embed from Getty Images  Jeff Triplette has resigned as president of the NFL Referees Association (NFLRA), the officials’ union. Vice president Tony Steratore is now...
We hope you were able to survive the first weekend without football. While there won't be any games until August, there will be a lot of...
A study purports to show a correlation between sideline position and the likelihood of a flag. Is this proof of officiating bias?
Embed from Getty Images  Just two months into the job, new NFL Referees Association (NFLRA) Executive Director, Scott Green is speaking out on behalf of...
Rules modifications in effect for the 2017 Pro Bowl
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce has been fined for two separate occurrences both during and after Sunday's Divisional Playoff game.
Sources show conflicting information is coming from the league office over the Cowboys unusual substitution foul.
Football Zebras has learned that a clear front-runner has emerged for the referee of Super Bowl LI.