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Week 12, 20247 hours ago

Week 12 officiating liveblog

Live updates during the Sunday games in Week 12

College Football2 days ago

Rules review video: Illegal kicking, scrimmage kick formation, and pull and shoot

Assignments5 days ago

Week 12 referee assignments

Week 9 referee assignments

Assignments3 weeks ago

Week 10 referee assignments

Assignments2 weeks ago

Week 11 referee assignments

Obituary2 weeks ago

5-time Super Bowl official Al Jury passes away

News3 weeks ago

Clete Blakeman’s crew correctly didn’t flag Commanders final play

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News5 years ago

NFL expands playoffs to 7 seeds, but not necessarily to more officials

Coronavirus Pandemic5 years ago

Truncated offseason means less time to consider, vote on rule changes

Commentary5 years ago

On cancelling sports

Coronavirus Pandemic5 years ago

NFL Annual Meeting canceled, rules changes vote put off until May

Assignments5 years ago

XFL Week 6 referee assignments

2020 Rule Changes5 years ago

Odds are that team rules proposals are paper shredder food

News5 years ago

7 rules changes proposed by NFL teams for 2020

Controversy5 years ago

Erroneous two-second runoff ends XFL game, supervisor Wes Booker reassigned

Assignments5 years ago

XFL Week 5 referee assignments

Diversity in officiating5 years ago

March is a big month for NFL officiating hopefuls

News

News3 weeks ago

Clete Blakeman’s crew correctly didn’t flag Commanders final play

No holding, illegal blocks, or pass interference on the Hail Mary

News1 month ago

Vikings hack the spike play to get one more snap

News1 month ago

Down judge Patrick Turner uses a unique whistle technique

College Football1 month ago

New interpretation closes loophole that allowed Oregon’s intentional 12-man defense

College Football2 months ago

TCU coach ejected after picking up two unsportsmanlike conduct fouls

News2 months ago

Cowboys desperation pass would have been intentional grounding, but here’s why it wouldn’t be a safety

Disciplinary Action2 months ago

Ja’Marr Chase fined $31,599 for verbal abuse of official

Disciplinary Action2 months ago

NFL issues 22 fines, including 2 unflagged hip-drop tackles and 5 for fighting

News2 months ago

Officiating slightly taps the brakes on illegal formation enforcement

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News

College Football1 month ago

New interpretation closes loophole that allowed Oregon’s intentional 12-man defense

Interpretation is for an action that "violates a guiding principle" in the rules

College Football2 months ago

TCU coach ejected after picking up two unsportsmanlike conduct fouls

News2 months ago

Cowboys desperation pass would have been intentional grounding, but here’s why it wouldn’t be a safety

Disciplinary Action2 months ago

Ja’Marr Chase fined $31,599 for verbal abuse of official

Disciplinary Action2 months ago

NFL issues 22 fines, including 2 unflagged hip-drop tackles and 5 for fighting

News2 months ago

Officiating slightly taps the brakes on illegal formation enforcement

News3 months ago

6 things I’m looking for in the 2024 NFL season

News3 months ago

Todd Bowles and John Lynch added to Competition Committee

Hall of Fame3 months ago

How are officials affected by new Hall of Fame nomination rule changes?

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Videos

College Football2 weeks ago

Rule review video: Leaping and leverage, an unusual formation, and targeting

College Football3 weeks ago

Rules review video: Fake field goal, leaping, and live-ball taunting

College Football4 weeks ago

Rules review video: Early celebration, kick catch interference, and college expedited replays

College Football1 month ago

Rules review video: Onside drop-kicks, spitting, and a center catching a touchdown

College Football1 month ago

Rules review video: roughing vs. running into the kicker, brandishing a weapon, and a field goal off the light post

Videos

College Football3 weeks ago

Rules review video: Fake field goal, leaping, and live-ball taunting

College Football4 weeks ago

Rules review video: Early celebration, kick catch interference, and college expedited replays

College Football1 month ago

Rules review video: Onside drop-kicks, spitting, and a center catching a touchdown

College Football1 month ago

Rules review video: roughing vs. running into the kicker, brandishing a weapon, and a field goal off the light post

College Football2 months ago

Rules review video: First-touch spots on punts, illegal batting, and a bench player on the field

Mechanics

Mechanics10 months ago

Walt Anderson teaches officials to move with purpose. Do the benefits outweigh the issues?

Mechanics11 months ago

There are no referee interference rules if players collide with an official

Mechanics11 months ago

When to warn, when to flag

History1 year ago

Officiating brawls in 1983 very different than 2023

Mechanics1 year ago

New umpire mechanic on field goals and extra points is the old mechanic

History2 years ago

Concentration is key for the most viewed coin toss of the year

Mechanics

Mechanics2 years ago

Officials told to watch for illegal foreign objects used for FG and XP attempts

Mechanics2 years ago

How does the NFL handle a suspended game?

Follow-up2 years ago

Good whistle discipline is vital to good officiating

Mechanics2 years ago

After review, a reversal. NFL won't allow a holder to elevate a teed kickoff ball

History2 years ago

2 generations of officials are at polar opposites when signaling the big call

Follow-up2 years ago

Football officials free to leave the field when the game is over

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Photo Gallery5 years ago

Super Bowl LIV photo album

Here are some photos of Super Bowl LIV officials working the game.
Follow-up5 years ago

6 officiating observations of Super Bowl LIV

Here are six things officiating-related things we noticed from the Super Bowl LIV crew.
Super Bowl LIV5 years ago

Super Bowl LIV liveblog: 49ers vs. Chiefs

Liveblog coverage of the calls and rules interpretations of Super Bowl LIV
Super Bowl LIV5 years ago

6 Super Bowl LIV officiating odds and ends

Some numbers about today's officiating crew.
Hall of Fame5 years ago

Football Zebras expands its list of officiating candidates for the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Football Zebras has added four new officiating candidates for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
2019 Postseason5 years ago

Photo album: Meet the Super Bowl LIV officiating crew

Check out the photo gallery featuring the Super Bowl LIV officiating crew.
News5 years ago

Happy 95th birthday to the great Ben Dreith. Here’s a supercut of some memorable calls

Former AFL and NFL referee Ben Dreith will celebrate his 95th birthday on Feb. 1, and he is now the oldest living former NFL official.
News5 years ago

Walt Anderson promoted to NFL front office, leaves field after 24 seasons

Walt Anderson, a two-time Super Bowl official and 24-year veteran, will leave the field to become an NFL senior vice president.
2020 XFL season5 years ago

XFL breaks new ground by having a woman on every officiating crew

There will be six female officials in the XFL this season, with one woman on each of the six officiating crews.
2020 XFL season5 years ago

Officiating crews for the 2020 XFL season

The Alliance of American Football uses the 8-person mechanics of the NCAA and has 48 officials from Football Bowl Subdivision conferences on six crews.