Howard Roe, 1939-2019 Howard S. Roe, a NFL line judge and referee from 1984 to 1996 died last month at the age of 80 at his home in Castle Rock, Colorado. Roe wore uniform number 33 for his entire career. He became a referee in 1989 and abruptly left the NFL
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VP of officiating: who WANTS this job?!
Embed from Getty Images  Former vice president of officiating, Mike Pereira (pictured above), knew every Monday during the football season would be busy. In his book, After Further Review, Pereira wrote that he could predict what coaches would be calling and what they wanted to talk about. He had to field calls,
Making the impossible call
Alternate officials, like playoffs, have expanded over time
We’ve seen this before: Lack of experience part of the problem in 2015
NFL and the referees’ union want grades confidential…until they don’t
Commentary by Mark Schultz The NFL season has gotten off to a contentious start between the front office and the NFL Referees Association, the union representing the on-field and replay officials. The NFLRA has accused the league of throwing the game officials under the bus publicly while supporting their calls privately.Â
