Cameron Filipe, Author at Football Zebras

Week 2 referee assignments

by Cameron Filipe - September 13, 2022September 13, 2022 1583

Embed from Getty Images John Hussey will be the referee for the AFC West clash on Thursday night between the Chargers and Chiefs in Kansas City, the first of the new Thursday Night Football games exclusively on Prime Video. Jerome Boger is off this week. Scheduled assignments are subject to change. Thursday, Sep.

Side judge Lo van Pham is the NFL’s first Asian-American official

Profiles

by Cameron Filipe - September 9, 2022September 9, 2022 0295

Embed from Getty Images Lo van Pham, the side judge on referee Clete Blakeman's crew, is not only starting his first season as an NFL official in 2022, but is also making history as the first Asian-American game official in the league's long history -- a history which has seen over

Week 1 referee assignments

by Cameron Filipe - September 6, 2022September 6, 2022 2859

Embed from Getty Images Football that counts has returned. Carl Cheffers will be the referee for this season’s Thursday night Kickoff game between the Bills and the Rams, the Super Bowl LVI champions. Adrian Hill is off this week. Scheduled assignments are subject to change. Thursday, Sep. 8 Bills at Rams NBC — Carl Cheffers Sunday, Sep.

Jeff Bergman becomes the 8th official in the ’30 Club’ as he enters his final season

by Cameron Filipe - August 30, 2022August 30, 2022 0396

Line judge Jeff Bergman officiated the 2022 edition of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game, as a crew consisting of the longest tenured official at each position suited up for what is likely the first time in league history. By doing so, Bergman began his 30th NFL season, an

Like father, like son: a new father-son tandem will officiate an NFL game this week

by Cameron Filipe - August 27, 2022August 27, 2022 0983

Embed from Getty Images In the storied 103-year history of the NFL, we have seen many sons of former players suit up for professional football careers of their own. Among the officiating ranks, the same rings true. This weekend, the newest father-son tandem in stripes will officiate a preseason game together

Referee assignments, preseason week 3

by Cameron Filipe - August 24, 2022August 25, 2022 0763

Embed from Getty Images As the 2022 preseason comes to a close, referee Shawn Hochuli will lead his crew for the Thursday night game between the 49ers and Texans, exclusively on Amazon Prime. All times Eastern. Live games on NFL Network will be blacked out and telecast on local stations in

Referee assignments, preseason week 2

by Cameron Filipe - August 18, 2022August 18, 2022 0809

Embed from Getty Images Shawn Smith will be the referee for the first game of the second preseason week of 2022 between the Bears and Seahawks in Seattle. All times Eastern. Live games on NFL Network will be blacked out and telecast on local stations in both teams' markets. (In some

Referee assignments, preseason week 1

by Cameron Filipe - August 10, 2022August 12, 2022 01158

Embed from Getty Images The 2022 NFL season is upon us. John Hussey will be working the first game of the first full preseason week as the Patriots take on the visiting Giants in Foxborough, Mass. on Thursday evening. In the 2022 season, the NFL officiating department has opted not to release

‘Dear Canton’: Art McNally sends his thanks to the city where he will be part of history

Enshrinement of Art McNally

by Art McNally, Hall of Fame Class of 2022 - August 6, 2022August 6, 2022 0438

[Editor's note: The following letter was one of a series that every Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinee writes to the citizens of Canton, Ohio, as an introduction.] Dear Canton, My name is Art McNally and it is with great honor, and a bit of disbelief, that I introduce myself to you

Gold jacket presented to Art McNally’s family at Hall of Fame ceremony

Enshrinement of Art McNally

by Cameron Filipe - August 5, 2022August 5, 2022 0456

Reporting from Canton, Ohio When a Pro Football Hall of Famer is enshrined, he receives 3 gifts symbolic of his excellence: the bronze bust, ring, and gold jacket. Art McNally, soon to be the first NFL official in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, received his ring at the Pro Football