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Rich Hall and Gary Cavaletto retire, bringing on-field zebra departure to 9

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by Mark Schultz - April 12, 2022April 12, 2022 11091

The NFL added two late retirements recently as veteran deep wing Gary Cavaletto and umpire Rich Hall have left the league. As of this writing, a total of nine on-field officials have retired. The NFL needs to fill two replay official positions with the retirement of John McGrath and the

Jerome Boger leads Hall of Fame game crew

by Ben Austro - August 5, 2016August 3, 2017 74982

The 97th season league history begins Sunday from the place where the seed was first planted -- Canton, Ohio. Culminating the enshrinement festivities of the 2016 class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday will be the Hall of Fame game between the Packers and Colts, beginning at 8

Referee assignments for Divisional round: Blakeman, Cheffers, McAulay, Morelli

by Ben Austro - January 7, 2014April 5, 2014 259262

Updated Friday, Jan. 10Â to include full crews Football Zebras has confirmed the officiating crews for the Divisional Playoffs. Officials are listed with their uniform number, years experience (including this season), the crew each official worked with in the regular season (by the referee's name), college, and outside occupation. All times are Eastern. Three

Don’t fix inadvertent whistle by pretending it never happened

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by Ben Austro - October 22, 2013October 22, 2013 25009

Week 7: Vikings at Giants (video) The Arkansas Association of High School Officials gets it. The NFL does not. If you are an official at any level, may I suggest you print this tweet, cut it out, and laminate it: 1. Clock status 2. Downs 3. Penalty enforcement 4. Whistle control 5.