Week 2 of the 2013 NFL season is in the books and, as usual, former NFL vice president for officiating and current FOX Sports officiating analyst...
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...
After Further Review: Partial officiating squads traveled to training camps this week to explain the new rules and answer questions about interpretations.
Since the umpire is in the backfield, I wondered if the umpire is now permitted make calls that historically fall within the referee's purview.
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...
Football Zebras exclusive Referee Tony Corrente will have his entire crew on the field tonight, but in the replay booth, there was a last-minute substitution. Replay...
It elicits snickers from football fans when it happens, and it sometimes trends on Twitter. Referee Ed Hochuli turns on his microphone to explain a ruling,...
The Associated Press reports that referee Tony Corrente has been fined one game check for his actions in Week 9 during the Indianapolis Colts and Miami...
In 1975 the NFL decided to put a wireless microphone on the referee, so the fans at the game and on TV could better understand what...
[Editor’s note: Starting with this post, we will be contributing a regular column to the National Football Post. We are pleased to be collaborating with them...
Sometimes a story comes along that completely alters one’s perspective. Referee Tony Corrente has such a story. We mentioned Saturday that Corrente, officiating the Lions-Saints game,...
We’re back. If you see a call from Week 1 that deserves our attention, add it to the comments section of this post. Referee assignments are...
Did a referee drop a call like the ball in Times Square? Let us know in the comments. Referee assignments are listed after the jump. Quick...
Week 16: Lions at Dolphins With under two minutes left in the second quarter of the Lions–Dolphins game, Chad Henne completed a touchdown pass to receiver...
A post over at NBC Philadelphia’s Birds Nest blog adds up the statistics of penalty flags per game through the first 13 weeks. The most over-officious...