[media-credit name=”Mike Jurecki | XTRA 910 Sports.” align=”alignright” width=”150″][/media-credit] Shannon Eastin will have to wait at least week to continue her history-making stint as the first...
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...
Preseason Week 1: Giants at Jaguars 4th Qtr | :12 | Jaguars 32-31 | NYG ball | 3rd & 3 @ JAX 45 Giants quarterback (wait,...
We are going to offer somewhat live commentary, but it is still preseason, so expect me to step away from the computer from time to time....
Steelers at Eagles 1st Qtr | 1:12 | Steelers 3-0 | Steelers ball | 3rd & 16 @ PIT 24 | video Eagles safety Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie...
Buried in the fourth quarter of the Monday night game was an announcement of interest to us NFL rules wonks. Play-by-play announcer Mike Tirico on the...
It still is summer, and we usually lay low here during the preseason. But, given the circumstances of the replacement NFL referees, we are going to...
Crossing the proverbial picket line is familiar to some of this year’s replacement officials. That’s because the NFL has found somebody that they used to know....
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...
The list of the NFL replacement officials for the first preseason week. Please use the comments section if you recognize a name on this list. Updated...
According to Sam Farmer of the Los Angeles Times, former Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference referee Shannon Eastin has been assigned as an official for Thursday’s Packers-Chargers preseason...
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...
Cardinals vs. Saints We usually don’t even cover this game, as the attention span is fairly low on preseason football, especially in an Olympic year. However,...
[lastupdated] The Hall of Fame game is the punching bag for labor strife. Last season, the NFL Players Association and the league approved a collective bargaining...
[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...
What seemed a far-off future threat last October is now a relative certainty, according to a report by ESPN. A source with knowledge of the negotiations...
4th quarter | :17 remaining | Giants 21-17 | Patriots ball | 2nd & 10 @ NE 44 An illegal substitution on the Giants cost them...
4th quarter | 3:46 remaining | Patriots 17-15 | Giants ball | 1st & 10 @ NYG 12 | video A Super Bowl official is most...
1st quarter | 9:00 remaining | No score | Patriots ball | 1st & 10 @ NE 6 | video It does not happen often, particularly...
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