The NFL has canceled the preseason due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While many wonder how the players will get ready for the regular season, there has to be some concern as to how the NFL's officials will react to no preseason games. The last time NFL officials didn't have a preseason was
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Embed from Getty Images When the 17 referees receive their crew assignments when their offseason officially ends May 15, some may take notice that one of their new crew members is a first-year official. Every veteran official knows the feeling, because at one point, that was them: having spent decades working
The science of building good NFL crews
Embed from Getty Images  As NFL officials prepare for their mini-clinic in May, the NFL officiating office is building 17 officiating crews. Exiting senior vice president for officiating Dean Blandino will oversee the rest of the offseason (which ends May 15 for officials), so he has a say in the crew