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):
Laird Hayes
Bill Schuster (Green Bay Packers)
Bruce Stritesky (Oakland Raiders)
Roy Ellison (Detroit Raiders)
Bill Vinovich (Oakland Raiders)
Jerod Phillips (Washington Redskins)
Bruce Stritesky (Oakland Raiders)
Greg Meyer (Oakland Raiders)
Bill Vinovich (Oakland Raiders)
Gene Steratore (Green Bay Packers)
Hugo Cruz (Detroit Lions)
Tom Stephan and Rick Patterson (Pittsburgh Steelers)
Gene Steratore tosses the coin (Green Bay Packers)
Bill Vinovich (Oakland Raiders)
Pete Morelli (Chicago Bears)
Gene Steratore (Green Bay Packers)
Carl Paganelli (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
Laird Hayes
Mark Perlman and Michael Banks (Oakland Raiders)
Ron Marinucci (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
From Getty Images (click on photo to begin gallery):