Football Zebras has obtained the officiating crew rosters for the 2019 NFL season. This season, there are six new officials to replace four that retired and one that was fired. There are also three veteran officials designated as swing officials, increasing last season’s bench by one. The swing officials will move
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Schedule of fines for the 2018 season
The list of the amounts for players' fines has been established for the 2018 season. Typically, fines are subject to an automatic 5% increase from the previous season, which is a provision of the collective bargaining agreement between the players union and the league. In 2017, the league and the union
Officiating crews for the 2018 season
http://gty.im/890345632 Football Zebras has obtained the officiating crew rosters for the 2018 NFL season. This season, there are seven new officials to replace officials that retired. There are two veteran officials designated as swing officials, decreasing last season’s record-level bench. The swing officials will move between crews through the season, and include one line-of-scrimmage
Coaches’ reversal rate drops while replay booth reversal rate soars
Embed from Getty Images 2017 replay statistics A year of many modifications to replay is coming to an end, and overall, the rate of reversals has dropped for the first time since the 2014 season. This year's centralization of replay gave senior vice president of officiating Al Riveron and his team in
Coaches’ challenges on same pace as last season
In a season with vast replay changes and many notable reviews, not much has changed statistically, as the success rate of coaches' challenges is currently mirroring last year's rate. Coaches are ½ challenge below 50 percent, which is the same as 2016 (including postseason). Perhaps the biggest change in replay this
NFL schedule of fines for 2017 season
Officiating crews for the 2017 season
Embed from Getty Images Football Zebras has obtained the officiating crew rosters for the 2017 NFL season. This season, there are 8 new officials to replace officials that retired or were moved up to the league office. There are five veteran officials designated as swing officials, matching last season's record-level bench.
NFL posts vacancy for senior vice president of officiating
The NFL has posted the job description and application for the vacant position of senior vice president of officiating. SVP, Officiating The SVP -- Officiating will oversee all aspects of the Officiating Department inclusive of crew selection, training, performance assessment, communications and policy development with the primary goal being consistency and accuracy. Responsibilities Manage
Replay successes are inching back up toward 50%
Success rate of coach’s challenges up slightly
Embed from Getty Images Replay statistics through Week 14 Following last year's spike in replay challenges, NFL head coaches were able to maintain a similar success rate when tossing the red flag through the first 14 weeks of the regular season. At the conclusion of last season, reversals following a coach's challenge