The NFL offseason continues (offseason? what offseason?) for NFL officials today as they gather in Plano, Texas, 20 miles north of Dallas, for the annual officiating clinic. This weekend's clinic will be the only time that all of the league's 122 officials will be together in one place, allowing for
Author: Cameron Filipe
Cam Filipe is a junior at the University of New Haven, majoring in forensic science. He has been involved in football officiating for seven years and currently works as a flag football official in college. This is his fourth season covering NFL officiating for Football Zebras.
Officiating crews for the 2019 season
Football Zebras has obtained the officiating crew rosters for the 2019 NFL season. This season, there are six new officials to replace four that retired and one that was fired. There are also three veteran officials designated as swing officials, increasing last season’s bench by one. The swing officials will move
Reviewable pass interference continues to take shape as offseason enters its late stages
At the league's Annual Meeting in Phoenix last March, NFL owners approved an expansion of instant replay to include offensive and defensive pass interference, stemming from the infamous fourth quarter play from last January's NFC Championship Game. Since the owners meeting, in an unprecedented series of events, the Competition Committee
Brad Rogers to fill newest white hat vacancy
6 officials join the NFL officiating roster for the 2019 season
There are six new names on the officiating roster. Senior vice president Al Riveron announced Wednesday that the league has hired six new officials who will work the upcoming 2019 season. The new hires are Dave Hawkshaw, Patrick Holt, Nate Jones, Terry Killens, Jimmy Russell, and Tripp Sutter. All six
Alliance of American Football: Week 9, 2019
Embed from Getty Images Update: The AAF is suspending football operations as of 5 p.m. ET on April 2. https://twitter.com/TheAAF/status/1114361099263070209 John O'Neill, Reggie Smith, Jeff Heaser, and James Carter are scheduled to be the referees for the penultimate week of the AAF regular season. Follow our live coverage here this weekend during the games,
John Parry to become new ESPN rules analyst
Embed from Getty Images Referee John Parry, who retired from the NFL on Monday, will be ESPN's new rules analyst on Monday Night Football. The network has cut ties with former NFL referee Jeff Triplette. Parry will be replacing Triplette, who only served as the officiating expert on the MNF broadcast team
Alliance of American Football: Week 8, 2019
New proposal to add fouls to replay will not fix no-calls
After just over two months of NFL fans, coaches, and players calling for changes to the sphere of plays covered by instant replay, the Competition Committee has proposed making fouls for pass interference, roughing the passer, and hits on a defenseless player subject to review, the first proposal of its
Competition Committee releases 6 proposals for rules changes
The NFL Competition Committee has released their proposed rules in advance of the annual owners meeting that will take place in Phoenix on March 24-27. Similar to some of the proposals submitted by the teams, the Competition Committee has also proposed changes to instant replay, including the review of pass interference,