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- New post: Former NFL official Barnes reflects on his career refs.ws/2Q • 6 hours ago
- Pro Bowl is trending. Perfect time to remind you that your referee will be Ed Hochuli on his 1st Hawaiian assignment • 1 day ago
- New, strong leadership in officiating dept & indep from football ops execs will improve things. Not wagering on either. • 1 day ago
- Jerome Boger will do fine, though. SB is (w/ few notable exceptions) usually very routine, no envelope-pushing by players • 1 day ago
- NFL did point out 1 change: individual assignments, not by crew. NFLRA requested that in CBA, NFL agreed • 1 day ago
- If the top 5 officials at the position are SB qualified and have previous SB experience, THEN they will allow repeat assigns • 1 day ago
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Category Archives: Week 12
Triplette flubs recitation of OT rules
Jeff Triplette, meet Dante Hicks. Much like the downtrodden cashier from Clerks, Triplette was not even supposed to be here this Sunday. Triplette was heading Scott Green’s crew while the rest of Triplette’s crew had the holiday weekend off. So … Continue reading
Hanie clocks ball too late, results in game-ending intentional grounding foul
Week 12: Bears at Raiders 4th Quarter | :04 remaining | Raiders 25-20 | Bears ball | 1st & 10 @ CHI 46 | video After completing a pass to receiver Matt Forte, Bears quarterback Caleb Hanie called for a … Continue reading
Bucs get no measurement on final drive
Week 12: Buccaneers at Titans 4th Quarter | 1:08 remaining | Titans 23-17 | Buccaneers ball | 3rd & 10 @ TEN 34 In a downpour with the clock running, Buccaneers quarterback Josh Freeman completed a pass to running back … Continue reading
Suh a turkey after stuffing foot at OL; McAuley DQs 2 on Thanksgiving
By now, you have heard that Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh was ejected Thursday for stepping on Packers offensive lineman Evan Dietrich-Smith (video). Of course, Suh says he shouldn’t have been tossed, because his foot was tangled with Dietrich-Smith (although … Continue reading
Week 12 assignments; Green out again
We are looking for official word as to why Scott Green has been sidelined the past two weeks. While Jeff Triplette’s crew has the week off, Triplette will head Green’s crew, just as Gene Steratore did last week. Thursday, Nov. … Continue reading