Category Archives: Follow-up

Can umpire make calls for referee?

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Mark Schultz

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.
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Tony Corrente fined one game check for swearing into open mic

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Mark Schultz

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 Dolphins game in which he used R-rated language directed at his crew-mates while his … Continue reading →

Quick calls: Week 3 bonus coverage

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Ben Austro

Giants at Eagles. In case you haven’t heard from the voluminous coverage of his remarks, Eagles quarterback Michael Vick thinks he does not get the late-hit penalties that are assessed when it happens to other quarterbacks. He kinda, sorta took … Continue reading →

Week 16 “Offical Review”: Catch and control, keeping fumble in bounds

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Ben Austro

We haven’t been reviewing the “Official Review” segments on the NFL Network this season since its debut under Carl Johnson. Johnson, the new vice-president of officiating, has not appeared on the network’s signature program NFL Total Access on a weekly … Continue reading →

Admission that trip was trap; Teams reminded 3 strikes for sideline ‘wedges’

Posted on December 19, 2010 by Ben Austro

Jets trainer Sal Alosi, who was suspended for the remainder of the 2010 season and postseason for tripping an opponent, has confirmed conspiracy theories that there was a deliberate attempt to ensnare a member of the Dolphins’ punt coverage. Alosi … Continue reading →