Every once in awhile the third team gets into the photographer’s frame. Here are some photos of NFL officials in action courtesy of team photographers and Getty Images.
From team photographers (click on photo to begin gallery):
Bruce Stritesky (Oakland Raiders)
Gene Steratore tosses the coin (Green Bay Packers)
Ron Marinucci (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
Tom Stephan and Rick Patterson (Pittsburgh Steelers)
Carl Paganelli (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
Laird Hayes
Jerod Phillips (Washington Redskins)
Bill Schuster (Green Bay Packers)
Roy Ellison (Detroit Raiders)
Bill Vinovich (Oakland Raiders)
Bill Vinovich (Oakland Raiders)
Hugo Cruz (Detroit Lions)
Gene Steratore (Green Bay Packers)
Bruce Stritesky (Oakland Raiders)
Laird Hayes
Pete Morelli (Chicago Bears)
Mark Perlman and Michael Banks (Oakland Raiders)
Bill Vinovich (Oakland Raiders)
Gene Steratore (Green Bay Packers)
Greg Meyer (Oakland Raiders)
From Getty Images (click on photo to begin gallery):