Football Zebras exclusive At least seven on-field officials and one replay official are retiring at the end of this season, says a memo circulated to the officiating staff according to two sources with knowledge of the memo's contents. One of those eight officials is 27-year veteran referee Tony Corrente; his retirement
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A shocking 3 officials miss all or parts of 3 games in Week 17
In an unprecedented situation, three NFL officiating crews worked all or part of three games with six-person crews. To the best of our memories, we cannot recall two crews working an official down on one day, let alone three. Hochuli crew starts with six Down judge Ed Camp did not start Giants-Bears
NFL and its replay officials reach a labor agreement
The NFL Referees Association (NFLRA) and the NFL have reached a collective bargaining agreement for its replay officials. The CBA was ratified on December 22. The labor compact is for the replay officials only, not the replay assistants. “I want to compliment all of the Replay Officials for their dedication to continue
New replay rule makes for a smoother game
Officiating crews for the 2021 college football conference championship games
Football Zebras has obtained the crew assignments for the 2021 college football conference championships. Assignments are handled by each conference. Depending on the procedures for each conference, crews are may eligible for bowl games. All times listed are Eastern. indicates an official that is in the NFL's officiating development pool, either
Transparency in the officiating department hits a low mark in a muddled video
Commentary by Ben Austro Under previous NFL officiating administrations, Fridays were sort of a news dump of rulesplaining in their weekly "media tapes." The original purpose of the media tapes was to allow the officiating department to communicate with members of the media to clarify calls and rules interpretations that had recently
Tony Corrente turns 70, a rare milestone for an active official
Jim Poole, back judge in 2 Super Bowls, dies at 89
Jim Poole, a two-time Super Bowl official and world class athlete, died November 7, at age 89. An NFL officiating career with two Super Bowl assignments makes for an amazing résumé, but pro officiating only scratches the surface of a remarkable athletic life. Poole played basketball and baseball for San Diego State.
Katie Blackburn is first woman appointed to influential Competition Committee
4 former players also on committee, an all-time high The NFL has made history by appointing the first woman to its Competition Committee, the most visible and highly influential of all the ownership committees. Katie Blackburn, the executive vice-president of the Bengals, is now listed on the Football Operations website as
Bowling Green head coach ejected after drawing 2 unsportsmanlike conduct fouls
Frankly, I thought I'd never see it. Bowling Green head coach Scot Loeffler was ejected by the Mid-American Conference officiating crew lead by referee Jeremy Valentine in today's game against conference rival Buffalo. Loeffler also calls the offensive plays. After he was ejected, the offense scored 28 points and beat Buffalo