Week 12: Titans at Texans Rarely do any fistfights in football inflict damage on the combatants. However, Titans cornerback Cortland Finnegan and Texans receiver Andre Johnson...
After some nasty helmet-to-helmet collisions on the football field, it was comments made in the broadcast studio that attracted the attention of the NFL. On Sunday...
Week 4: Titans at Broncos (Updated Monday at the end of the article) Titans defensive coordinator Chuck Cecil was adamant in his displeasure over a call...
During the search to replace Mike Pereira as vice-president of officiating, we commented that Pereira’s replacement must have the talent to be the most visible member...
The NFL is experimenting with a new clock operation system in the first preseason game in the new Meadowlands Stadium. During tonight’s Giants–Jets game (Jets are...
With an unbelievable amount of candor, referee Bill Leavy admitted that he made game-changing mistakes when he officiated Super Bowl XL in February 2006—mistakes that helped...
ROBERT LAWING 1951–2010 Bob Lawing, a back judge in the NFL for 12 seasons, died Thursday after a long battle with cancer, as reported by the...
NFL OWNERS APPROVE ‘MODIFIED SUDDEN DEATH’ The Competition Committee moved on changing the dynamic of postseason overtime on a nonexistent platform: field position after a kickoff...
1st major modification in league history Yes, that headline is screaming. And for good reason. The NFL now can’t simply resolve a tie game much like...
Super Bowl XLIV: Saints vs. Colts Scott Green will serve as the crew chief in Sunday’s Super Bowl. It is his third Super Bowl, having officiated...
The NFL, after a long search plagued with false starts, has named line judge Carl Johnson as vice president of officiating. He officiated on Don Carey’s...
As alluded to earlier, the league has placed a new rule for replay regarding the clock. Up until now, only a reversal of an on-field call...
Usually we will give a complete rundown of the “Official Review” segment from the NFL officiating department, but we wanted to advance the news out of...
Predictably, the Pro Football Hall of Fame has skipped over enshrining an official, despite the fact that baseball, basketball and hockey already have done so. In...
This point from the weekly “Official Review” segment deserved a post as a newsworthy item in its own right. Mike Pereira, the league’s vice-president of officiating,...
Referee Peter McCabe is recuperating from a vicious attack at the conclusion of a North American Football League game on Saturday in Rochester, N.Y. McCabe was...
This morning, Adam Schefter reported on ESPN that the Competition Committee is looking to recommend that umpires wear protective headgear. The umpire position on the officiating...
Week 7: Vikings at Steelers During a breakaway runback by Percy Harvins of the Vikings on a kickoff return, back judge Rich Reels found himself right...
The latest news in the search for the next vice president of NFL officiating is that there is no news. But, a new timetable is now...
The Pro Football Hall of Fame has released its 2010 preliminary list of nominees for the Hall. The preliminary list of 131 will be whittled down...