20-years ago, referee Ron Winter and his crew worked one of the craziest wild card games ever.
The officials' union and the NFL negotiate working conditions for the 2020 season. Officials can opt-out of the season and return in 2021.
The NFL has offered a retirement incentive to 22 officials with 20 or more years of experience, provided they retire before the start of the 2020...
The NFL Referees Association recently honored retired umpire Ron Botchan with the 2019 Honoree Award. The award recognizes an official for on-field accomplishments and support of...
As sure as a touchdown is worth six points we see this every year.
The NFL has hired 24 officials as full-time NFL employees for the 2018 season. Last year there were 21 full-timers. Some full-time officials from last...
Embed from Getty Images  Jeff Triplette has resigned as president of the NFL Referees Association (NFLRA), the officials’ union. Vice president Tony Steratore is now...
Embed from Getty Images  Just two months into the job, new NFL Referees Association (NFLRA) Executive Director, Scott Green is speaking out on behalf of...
Embed from Getty Images  Jim Quirk Sr., NFL officiating veteran and executive director of the NFL Referees Association, the officials union, is retiring from his...
Commentary by Mark Schultz I have had a lot of thoughts going through my mind as the football season nears the halfway point. Fan reaction to...
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...
League has several shoes to fill in the offseason The Super Bowl is fast fading into the rear view mirror and we now enter what is...
Football Zebras has learned that two officials in today’s game will end their careers on football’s greatest stage. Field judge Scott Steenson and side judge Dave...
I enjoy historic aspects of NFL officiating and as we get ready to zebra watch in Super Bowl XLVIII here are some interesting nuggets regarding 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...
During today’s Ravens-Bengals game on CBS Sports, announcer Jim Nantz reported that referee Scott Green and side judge Larry Rose will both retire at the end...
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...
Week 1: Texans at Chargers (video) Post updated: The league has stated the rule was incorrectly applied (see below). The Competition Committee looked at a specific...
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...
After Further Review: Partial officiating squads traveled to training camps this week to explain the new rules and answer questions about interpretations.