Umpire Barry Anderson changed his jersey number last week to honor Chad Brown, the former umpire who left the field in 2014 and died last week. Beginning in Week 3, as seen on the Thursday night crew headed by Walt Coleman, a number 31 patch was added to their caps. Separately,
Week 2
Week 2 officiating video: Everything you need to know about the in-game concussion review process
NFL senior vice president of officiating Dean Blandino released his officiating video addressing specific situations from Week 2Â of the NFL season. Blandino addressed the concussion protocol timeline and when players are and are not allowed to return to the game. In the event a player appears to be concussed, referees will
Official Review: Disputable evidence in Boyd fumble and preparing for Beckham-Norman II
In this week's Official Review, senior vice-president of officiating Dean Blandino addressed the fumble by Bengals receiver Tyler Boyd that was reviewed in Sunday's game against the Steelers. As we indicated in our Sunday liveblog, the standard of "indisputable evidence" is taken quite literally, and the fact that replay decided to
Quick calls: Week 2
Keep checking here for rolling coverage throughout the day on Sunday. If you see anything confusing, unusual, or controversial, please let us know. Leave a comment below Send us a tweet @footballzebras Connect with us through Facebook Process of the catch calls Senior vice president of officiating Dean Blandino addresses some of the catch calls
Week 2 referee assignments
Quick calls: Week 2
Week 2 referee assignments
 View image | gettyimages.comWalt Anderson will have the Thursday night game, which will be simulcast on CBS and NFL Network. Walt Coleman's crew has the week off. // Thursday, Sept. 17Broncos at Chiefs CBS NFLN — Walt AndersonSunday, Sept. 20Patriots at Bills — Ronald TorbertTitans at Browns — Terry McAulayTexans at