View image | gettyimages.com The fiftieth season of the Super Bowl era and the ninety-sixth in league history begins Sunday from the place where the seed...
The most controversial piece of cloth in all of sports wasn’t always yellow It won’t get a cake or open house. It won’t get cheered. In...
The officials have been informed of the new game-ball handling procedures for 2015.
With ten new officials and several new rules, NFL vice-president of officiating Dean Blandino will be busy over the next 2½ days. The NFL officials are...
20 officials get the chance to audition for the NFL The NFL has announced its third class of officials in the Advanced Development Program (ADP). These...
Football Zebras has obtained the officiating crew rosters for the 2015 NFL season. This season, 10 new officials have been hired, with one additional hire after...
View image | gettyimages.com Side judge Jimmy DeBell (number 58) will not officiate in the NFL in 2015. Matt Leader of The Livingston County News broke the...
As a tribute to our dear television friend David Letterman, here is a Football Zebras inspired Top Ten list. From the home office in Wahoo, Nebraska;...
The NFL owners took a drastic step to modify the rules for the touchdown-conversion try, which is arguably the most significant scoring change in football since...
The NFL owners are convening in San Francisco for their spring meeting. Usually this is a noneventful congregation of the 32 ownership interests working out some...
View image | gettyimages.com Football Zebras exclusive The NFL has promoted veteran line judge John Hussey (number 35) to be a referee beginning in the 2015...
Bill Leavy, an official in the NFL since 1995, wearing number 127, is stepping aside after 20 years to take a regional supervisor position, where he...
John Keck, a 25-year NFL officiating veteran passed away on May 6 from complications of Alzheimer's disease. He was 83. Keck wore number 67 and was...
On Saturday, USA Football will hold a flag football tournament in conjunction with the NFL's Play 60 youth initiative. Football Zebras contributing writer Josh Lewis will...
The Pacific-12 Conference has hired NFL director of officiating David Coleman as its vice president of officiating — a newly created position for the college conference. ...
Nine new officials are set to make their NFLÂ debut this season, including the first permanent female official and the son of a veteran white hat....
Extra point rule changes are a solution in search of a problem Commentary by Mark Schultz At the recently concluded NFL Competition Committee meetings, the committee...
Below are the proposals under consideration by the owners at the 2015 Annual Meeting, shown with the disposition of each proposal. (See our projected votes.) Rule...
View image | gettyimages.com Most famous referee of the 1980s and 1990s turns 80 years old Before there was Ed Hochuli, there was Jerry Markbreit. The...
The Competition Committee and the teams have submitted 23 rules proposals for the 2015 season -- surprisingly, 13 of them involve replay. Which ones realistically have...