Author: Cameron Filipe

Some change-up in the replay booth this offseason has resulted in four new openings in the replay tandem of replay official-replay assistant. Replay officials Jim Lapetina, Darryll Lewis, and Tom Sifferman, the latter two former NFL on-field officials, will not return to the replay booth this season. Replay official Earnie

Embed from Getty Images Football Zebras has learned that nine NFL officials will not be returning to the field for the 2020 NFL season. We have previously reported the retirements of umpire Jeff Rice, down judge Mike Spanier, and line judge Byron Boston, as well as the promotion of referee Walt

Embed from Getty Images Officiating crews may have an additional member in the near future. The NFL Football Operations Department reported Thursday that the Competition Committee is in support of analysis and research by the officiating department in regards to the potential addition of a "booth umpire" or "technology advisor" to

Embed from Getty Images May 15 has arrived. No, it's no ordinary Friday -- May 15 is the first day of the officiating new year. As of today, the roster of NFL officials are now "in season". The officiating staff goes into a "dark period" after the Super Bowl as a

Embed from Getty Images Following a season where pass interference replay reviews were an infamous hot topic, Competition Committee chairman Rich McKay has reported that the one-year proposal will not be renewed for the 2020 season, according to an interview with SiriusXM NFL Radio. McKay announced that since neither the Competition

Embed from Getty Images As this unique offseason continues, and sports fans are hungry for new information, us zebra fans finally got some of our own. Senior vice president Al Riveron announced Tuesday through the NFL Officiating Twitter account that the league has hired six new officials who will join the

Embed from Getty Images   Field judge Land Clark, who will be entering his third season as an NFL official, has been promoted to the referee position, to replace retiree and two-time Super Bowl official Walt Anderson, who left the field to take a senior vice president position in the league office. Clark

The NFL Competition Committee has released their proposed rules changes for the 2020 NFL season. These two rules change proposals are indicative of an offseason where the Committee wants to deliberately keep the changes simple when other, widely more important, issues face our nation. These two proposals will be considered