The first hire under the leadership of the new vice president of officiating, Dean Blandino, has brought Alberto Riveron into the league office as senior director...
The NFL’s Competition Committee last year briefly considered widening the field of play and some people think the NFL should consider the proposal again. According to...
Dean Blandino, the director of officiating in charge of instant replay, is succeeding Carl Johnson as NFL vice president of officiating, as announced by NFL vice...
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Post updated 10:27 a.m. Eastern Dean Blandino, the director of officiating in charge of instant replay, will succeed Carl Johnson as NFL vice president of officiating,...
Controversy not about Jerome Boger, but about broken system Special report: Super Bowl XLVII assignment controversy The NFL is defending its referee assignment system that many...
Ron Phares completes first season of retirement For 43 years Ron Phares chased football players on fields all over the country. This past season Phares, 69,...
So what, exactly, is the criteria for an official to qualify for the Super Bowl? The NFL asserts, “that criteria has not changed since at least...
Pictures of the officials from the Conference Championship games as captured by team photographers. Click on any photo for an larger version and the slide show....
It is believed in officiating circles that the Super Bowl assignment was a predetermined result and that his performance grades were fixed to attain that result.
Jerome Boger is rumored to have a Super Bowl crew that may not have super credentials.
Photos of the officials in action as captured by team photographers.
Although it won’t be until the middle of next week (at the earliest) that the Divisional Playoff assignments will be known, some officials have already been...
Week 17: Packers at Vikings Fortunately, there are likely only 11 more games where the rule for prohibited coach’s challenges is in effect. The Competition Committee...
The brief tenure of Carl Johnson as vice-president of officiating will end after this year’s Super Bowl. The NFL is reporting that Johnson is returning to...
Week 13: Giants at Redskins In the second quarter, line judge Tom Stephan left game with an injury. He walked off to the Redskins sideline, and...
In the last two weeks, the Falcons (video) and the Lions have both been burned by throwing a red challenge flag on a play subject to...
Week 11: Jaguars at Texans Referee Clete Blakeman nearly presided over tie games in back-to-back weeks. The new overtime rule (to reiterate, we hate it) is...
Head linesman George Hayward had to leave Sunday’s Bills-Patriots game with an injury near the end of the third quarter. We asked the league when...
With questionable calls lately, segment to air 1st time since ’10 A popular segment that highlights NFL rules and NFL officiating is making a return to...
