After a rolling boil of coverage from coast to coast most of Tuesday, vice president of officiating Dean Blandino was not able to simmer down the...
 [This post was updated, as the original description of the play was not correct before we had a chance to review video of the play.] Jaguars...
Football Zebras Roundtable Week 10 had a few plays that were in replay that generated some questions from our readers. We asked former officiating supervisors Jim...
You can follow our coverage on Twitter, and we will also post here some notable calls and describe some of the complicated rulings of the weekend....
Ultimately would be 4th down again, not automatic 1st down Week 9: Colts at Texans (video at :53) “The Texans looked to have got away with...
Week 9: Buccaneers at Seahawks A five-yard completion to Ricardo Lockette at the end of the third quarter was challenged by Buccaneers coach Greg Schiano for...
NCAA rule on Competition Committee agenda There was quite a bit of chatter in the aftermath of Seattle Seahawks’ wide receiver Golden Tate’s over the top taunting...
The latest media tape by Dean Blandino has been posted by the NFL, which we will use as the weekly training tape on unusual calls. The...
Dean Blandino, vice president of officiating at the NFL, has released his weekly tape for the media on rules clarifications (140 MB download). Here are the...
2 controversial plays involve new rules Football Zebras Roundtable By now we’ve heard every angle of Rule 9-1-3(b)(2) that gave the Jets a second chance to...
Week 7: Bengals at Lions Lions coach Jim Schwartz is very cautious now about launching the red challenge flag, after being burned by a since-overturned rule...
The NFL announced that the suspension of Brandon Meriweather was reduced from two games to one. This appears to have been a deliberate effort by the...
Week 7: Vikings at Giants (video) The Arkansas Association of High School Officials gets it. The NFL does not. If you are an official at any...
After delivering two illegal hits with his helmet, Washington safety Brandon Meriweather has two weeks to think about it, assuming he can still remember the blows...
Week 7: Patriots at Jets Update: The rule change is included here, which we identified as a point of emphasis, not a rule change. However, it...
Dean Blandino, the NFL vice president of officiating, has the breakdown of a few calls in his “Official Review” segment on NFL Network: The Seahawks recovery...
U Dan Ferrell blamed for calls outside his keys Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith has a complaint about a specific official he would like everyone to...
The replay officials are now under collective bargaining agreement through 2020, having worked the first four weeks of the season on an expired deal. Replay officials...
Through Week 4 games For reference, the percentage of calls challenged by the replay officials is shown. Obviously, the replay official does not lose a challenge...
NFL vice-president of officiating Dean Blandino has two items in this week’s “Official Review” segment (video): The review of a spot in the Patriots-Falcons game that...