With thanks to team photographers and Getty Images, here are some photos of NFL officials on the field in Week 5. From team photographers (click on a photo to begin the gallery):
Author: Mark Schultz
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?"
Players are adapting to the taunting point of emphasis faster than expected
For 2021, the NFL Competition Committee issued a point of emphasis directing the officials to strictly flag a player for unsportsmanlike conduct if they taunt an opponent, through words and actions that disrespect or demean. At the time I predicted that players and coaches would adapt to the new emphasis point after
Catch process on the sideline is the Call of the Week
Week 4 photo gallery, 2021
Week 3 photo gallery, 2021
After a week of major errors, SEC officials need a bounce-back week
Last week was a bad one for officials in the Southeastern Conference. The Penn State-Auburn crew dropped a down. An "inadvertent signal" by an official in the Mississippi State-Memphis made for a right-but-wrong call. https://twitter.com/SECOfficiating/status/1439402225311354883 And, instant replay reversed call (incomplete to catch), but the ball was spotted at the wrong 45-yard line in
Controversy flares over taunting point of emphasis. As always, officials are stuck in the middle
Week 2 photo gallery, 2021
With thanks to team photographers and Getty Images, here are photos of NFL officials on the field in Week 2. Click on a photo to start the gallery. Walt Coleman IV (Washington Football Team)Tony Josselyn (Carolina Panthers)Terrence Miles (Washington Football Team)Shawn Smith (Los Angeles Rams)Shawn Smith (Indianapolis Colts)Paul King (Chicago Bears)Ramon George
