Below are the items that were under consideration by the owners at their 2023 Spring Meetings in Minneapolis. It includes some items that were tabled at the March Owners Meetings. Tabled proposals from March Owners Meetings Rule Proposal 2: Onside kick scrimmage substitute, 4th & 20 from the 20 (PHI) -- NOT CONSIDERED,
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What numbers will the new NFL officials receive?
The NFL officiating office will announce the 2023 officiating crews at any time. When they do, we will also know the new officials' jersey numbers and any position changes. The 12 new officials will be assigned one of the following available numbers: 1-4950-99100-13517, 21, 28, 32, 4661, 66, 91, 94108, 112,
2023 NFL officiating season is underway as 2 more officials depart, increasing high turnover
Happy New Year to all NFL officiating fans! Monday marked the start of the 2023 NFL officiating season. Traditionally, May 15 marks the first day of the NFL officials being in-season following the 3-month “dark period”, which begins after the Super Bowl. The dark period allows the officials to dedicate more
Pac-12 football officiating is in crisis again after a mass exodus of referees
Football Zebras exclusive The Pac-12 Conference has drawn an oversized share of headlines for officiating matters during the season, but now the conference is facing an officiating issue in the offseason. Football Zebras has learned that 5 officials at the referee position have left the Pac-12. Four referees have resigned and a
NFL hires 12 new officials. Some familiar names join the league
Big Sky and United Athletic conferences have new football officiating coordinators
As the weather warms and we move closer to football season, two Football Championship Subdivision conferences have hired officiating coordinators. Football Zebras has learned that Matt Young, who is currently the coordinator of football officiating for the Ohio Valley Conference, is now also the coordinator for the recently named United Athletic
Competition Committee wants to fix penalty quirks and redefine launching
Owners are meeting in Phoenix to discuss, among other things, 17 proposed rule changes. The team-initiated proposals were announced previously, and the Competition Committee announced 8 proposals on Friday. Proposals from the Competition Committee go to the owners if there is unanimous approval, although abstentions are allowed. Each member of the
Teams toss out 9 new rules proposals hoping some will stick
The NFL released 9 rule change proposals and 6 proposed resolutions or bylaws changes that were submitted by the teams. All are on the agenda for the annual owners meeting March 26-29 in Phoenix. What is not included are proposals from the Competition Committee, so these team proposals are ones that
Alan Eck promoted to NFL referee
Umpire Alan Eck has been promoted from umpire to referee, replacing the retired Jerome Boger. Eck wears number 76 and just completed his seventh season as an NFL official. https://twitter.com/NFLOfficiating/status/1631711573373853697 Eck has flown under the radar as far as referee prospects go. He worked as a referee in college in the Big
4 more officials leave the NFL with 10 total vacancies to fill
Football Zebras has confirmed through multiple secondary sources that in addition to referee Jerome Boger, three more officials have retired, bringing the off-season retirement list to 10 -- and there will be more, according to a source. In a surprising move, some officials are definitely early in their NFL careers and