The NFL has circumvented the typical rule-revision process and is making a rule change that will affect the opening coin toss, according to a league source. “We made the point-after-touchdown try a more exciting play last year,” the source said. “We looked at other parts of the game, and realized that the coin toss was…
January 2 was going to be a long day. My family and I were driving back home from visiting family that day. It was just after 7 a.m. I was making my last trip down the stairs and we were five minutes from beginning our 14 hour journey. I successfully navigated 13 steps. My mother’s…
This is the United States calling, are we reaching? The Bills-Jaguars game on Sunday morning (9:30 a.m. Eastern) from London will be produced by CBS Sports and streamcast by Yahoo. The game will not be televised by the network or on the NFL Sunday Ticket on DirecTV. Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon will announce the…
View image | gettyimages.com Frank Gifford, the Hall of Fame running back for the New York Giants in the 1950s and ’60s and longtime broadcaster on Monday Night Football, died at the age of 84, just a week shy of his birthday. Among Gifford’s numerous accomplishments, he started for the Giants in the 1957 NFL…
As a tribute to our dear television friend David Letterman, here is a Football Zebras inspired Top Ten list.
From the home office in Wahoo, Nebraska; top ten signs your crew has a bad official.
View image | gettyimages.com Former NFL referee still giving them the business at age 90 February 1, 2015 was a big day for former AFL and NFL referee Ben Dreith. He celebrated nine decades on earth by watching Super Bowl XLIX. Dreith, who lives in Denver, was profiled by a local television station as he…
View image | gettyimages.com Referee overcomes life threatening illness and long layoff You might excuse Bill Vinovich if he feels a little extra emotional on Sunday. Eight years ago, the thought of working a Super Bowl was the last thing on the referee’s mind. In April 2007, Vinovich’s goal was to survive for 48 hours.…
We remember with heavy hearts a life well lived, and well loved.
“When you die, it does not mean you lose to cancer. You beat cancer by how you live, why you live, and in the manner in which you live.” — Stuart Scott
Referee Tony Corrente sustained a hit in Baltimore in 2011 that lead to a far more serious diagnosis.
At least three have worked the Final Four Several officials work multiple sports from Pop Warner to the pros. There is quite a history of NFL officials working major college basketball. Currently, Gene Steratore (pictured) and Bill Vinovich work major college basketball. But they are just the current in a long line of pro football officials…