It has been a very interesting season. While enjoyable, I hope we never experience one like it again. As we gear up for the playoffs, here is what stood out to me as I zebra watched this fall and early winter. 1. We made it! Frankly, I never thought we'd have a full
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Referee Clay Martin hospitalized
An official may be promoted to referee as part of Week 17 contingency plan
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With a thin bench, the NFL hopes to have full crews for the final weeks of the season
NBC garbles Carl Cheffers penalty announcements to prevent profanity from airing
Officials can now flag coaches for not wearing a mask
The NFL has given officials the authority to penalize coaches who "approach them in an innappropriate way" without a face covering, 15 yards for unsportsmanlike conduct. This follows a Week 3 complaint by the NFL Referees Association that Baltimore Ravens coach, John Harbaugh, pulled his mask down and got in line
NFL will not issue covid-19 forfeits, at least not directly
Report: NFL officials union complains about Harbaugh covid-19 violation during sideline argument
The NFL Referees Association, the officials' union, has reportedly complained to the NFL that Ravens coach John Harbuaugh pulled his mask down and violated social distancing guidelines to argue with line judge Mark Steinkerchner during the Week 3 Monday Night Football game against the Kansas City Chiefs. https://streamable.com/14e88v According to a report
Electronic whistles too quiet for stand-alone option
Al Riveron back at work after recovering from covid-19
Al Riveron, senior vice president, in charge of centralized replay on game day, missed Week 1 due to covid-19. ESPN's Adam Schefter reports Riveron is back in the Art McNally Game Day Center for today's games. Russell Yurk, vice president of replay, and three assistants were handling replay challenges in Week 1. We