The NFL officiating office will announce the 2023 officiating crews at any time. When they do, we will also know the new officials' jersey numbers and any position changes. The 12 new officials will be assigned one of the following available numbers: 1-4950-99100-13517, 21, 28, 32, 4661, 66, 91, 94108, 112,
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Mark Schultz is a high school football official, freelance writer and journalist. He first became interested in officiating when he was six years old, was watching a NFL game with his father and asked the fateful question, "Dad, what are those guys in the striped shirts doing?"
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4 more officials leave the NFL with 10 total vacancies to fill
Football Zebras has confirmed through multiple secondary sources that in addition to referee Jerome Boger, three more officials have retired, bringing the off-season retirement list to 10 -- and there will be more, according to a source. In a surprising move, some officials are definitely early in their NFL careers and
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Football Zebras has learned though multiple secondary sources that referee Jerome Boger has retired. The total number of on-field officials retiring after the 2022 season now stands at seven, with more retirements in the offing. NFL Officiating tweeted the information as we prepared for publication. The NFL never tells the public
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It was a key penalty after the two-minute warning, one which was widely questioned whether field judge John Jenkins should have thrown a flag in that situation. The TV broadcast did not show a conclusive angle of the defensive hold. Footage from NFL Films confirms that Eagles cornerback James Bradberry held
