20-years ago, referee Ron Winter and his crew worked one of the craziest wild card games ever.
Next in our NFL100 series, a look back at 100 years of coin tosses.
NFL will hire from current roster Scott Green and Ron Winter have retired, opening up two slots at the referee position. Â The NFL has not hired...
Referee Ron Winter is retiring after 19 seasons in the NFL.
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...
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...
How NFL officials stay out of the way to preserve life and limb We’ve all seen it. Â For the fans it is a funny sight but...
We have some leftover items from Week 5, so let’s serve them up before their expiration dates pass. Bengals lost timeout Prior to a Bengals 3rd-and-goal...
Officials double check with each other on tight and routine calls NFL officials each have a specific area and specific player or players to watch during...
Click the image to enlarge. It is time to kick off the new football season! Here are some numbers for all of the zebra watchers out...
Commentary by Mark Schultz Here are the things I am pondering as I “zebra watch” this year. 1. Â Will some high-profile officials make a playoff comeback?...
You may have noticed some officials wearing rock-star like microphones and ear pieces during some preseason games. The NFL has confirmed that it is having its...
After Further Review: Partial officiating squads traveled to training camps this week to explain the new rules and answer questions about interpretations.
We have chosen our assignments for the referee position only, not the entire crew. This year, all officials are assigned on individual merit, and not by...
This season has seen three inadvertent whistles (IW) being blown by the officials, with the latest being this past week in the game between the Raiders...
The NFL officiating staff is heavy on experience which is great news. The flip side to this is that we will be seeing a higher than...
Week 12: Bears at Raiders 4th Quarter | :04 remaining | Raiders 25-20 | Bears ball | 1st & 10 @ CHI 46 | video After...
We noted the players who were fined for on-field conduct in Week 1. Hidden in this list are some of the league’s evaluations of its officials....
WEEK 9: STEELERS AT BENGALS The NFL does not generally make public announcements regarding mistaken calls by the referees. Occasionally, they will contact the team with...
The officials (and their uniform numbers) for the Hall of Fame Game between the Bengals and the Cowboys: R Ron Winter (14) U Butch Hannah (40)...