Three more official join referee Jerome Boger in retiring from the NFL. The total off-season retirements now stand at 10.
Referee Jerome Boger has retired from the NFL after a 19-year career.
You might have noticed a different looking NFL official in November.
In 2007, Jerome Boger's crew had to eject the Raiders' Warren Sapp for losing his mind.
Jerome Boger gets the first assignment of the 2017 preseason.
The 97th season league history begins Sunday from the place where the seed was first planted — Canton, Ohio. Culminating the enshrinement festivities of the 2016...
They may be good calls, questionable calls, or controversial calls. There are unusual rules interpretations or circumstances. There are moments where officials were tested, where judgements...
The semiregular “Official Review” segment appeared for (I believe) the first time this season on NFL Total Access. Vice president of officiating Dean Blandino addressed two...
The NFL could soon see more former players become officials. The league is sending 14 former players and one active player to a pair of officiating...
In an attempt to narrow down potential assignments, Football Zebras has learned from multiple sources that last year’s Super Bowl referee, Jerome Boger, did not receive...
The regular season is over and before we get into the playoffs, I’d like to offer some thoughts on the 2013 NFL season, and some things...
Football Zebras commentary Week 17 is upon us, meaning that the final evaluations for officials vying for playoff positions are being determined. Officials will not be...
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...
 Football is one of the most team-oriented games in the world. It is a joy to watch a team function on the field as a...
A roundup of the calls from Sunday Bill Leavy’s crew has a very visible downgrade coming their way. The attention it received swooned mostly due to...
Did you see a call in the kickoff weekend that needs our attention? Let us know in the comments or tweet us @footballzebras. We have the...
The NFL, of course, is foisting the storyline and that has to mean that the NFL will promote Thomas next season.
How does the NFL get their new officials up to speed? Larry Upson knows what it is like to be hired into the NFL. Â Upson was...
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...
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.