Week 5 of the XFL season has a Thursday night game, a Saturday night doubleheader and a Sunday night game. The referee assignments are listed below and their crews are shown in the tables with the replay official and ball spotter. XFL officials do not have uniform numbers. All times are
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Teams toss out 9 new rules proposals hoping some will stick
The NFL released 9 rule change proposals and 6 proposed resolutions or bylaws changes that were submitted by the teams. All are on the agenda for the annual owners meeting March 26-29 in Phoenix. What is not included are proposals from the Competition Committee, so these team proposals are ones that
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XFL Week 4 officiating assignments
http://gty.im/1472399655 Week 4 of the XFL season has doubleheaders on Saturday night and Sunday. The referee assignments are listed below and their crews are shown in the tables with the replay official and ball spotter. XFL officials do not have uniform numbers. All times are Eastern. Game assignments Saturday, March 11 Houston Roughnecks at at
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XFL Week 3 officiating assignments
Week 3 of the XFL season has a Saturday night game and a Sunday tripleheader. The referee assignments are listed below and their crews are shown in the tables with the replay official and ball spotter. XFL officials do not have uniform numbers. All times are Eastern. Game assignments Saturday, March 4 Seattle Sea
XFL Week 2 officiating assignments
http://gty.im/1468143164 The XFL enters its Week 2 schedule with a Thursday night game, a Saturday night game, and a Sunday doubleheader. Jeff Heaser, pictured last week above, will close out the weekend with cross-state rivals Arlington and Houston. The referee assignments are listed below and their crews are shown in the tables
XFL Week 1 officiating assignments
Officiating crews for the 2023 XFL season
The XFL returns to the field in 2023 with 8 teams and a 10-game regular season schedule. The XFL uses the NFL's 7-person mechanics and has 42 officials from the Football Bowl Subdivision conferences on six crews. Dean Blandino is the vice president of officiating and playing rules innovation. Marvel July,
