Ravens at Broncos (video via Deadspin) 4th qtr | 12:35. On a night when Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning throws seven touchdowns — first time anyone has...
We will be live blogging the calls for tonight’s kickoff game. As always, if you have questions, leave a comment in this thread or tweet us...
Football Zebras interviewed NFL vice president of officiating Dean Blandino back in May about rule changes that take effect for the 2013 season. The times in...
Fox Sports pulled off a major coup in 2010 by hiring Mike Pereira, the former vice president of officiating, as a rules analyst. But, NBC has...
Click the image to enlarge. It is time to kick off the new football season! Here are some numbers for all of the zebra watchers out...
Commentary by Mark Schultz Here are the things I am pondering as I “zebra watch” this year. 1. Â Will some high-profile officials make a playoff comeback?...
2013 rule changes In what will be the most scrutinized rule change this season, the NFL has modified the rules that will restrict ball carriers from...
2013 rule changes  It’s not a controversial rule change, and we are almost certain that former Raiders tight end Todd Christensen approves. Tight ends have been...
Updated: August 29, 2013 at 11:43 pm EDT Carl Cheffers will toss the coin for one of the last preseason games this year in Seattle. All...
The developmental officials that comprised the NFL's "taxi squad" are headed back to their college conferences for the start of the college football season.
Despite a redundant system of sources, Football Zebras has only been able to confirm a small number of assignments. We will update this post as we...
Sunday night was Hochuli ×2 (‘Gun and Pistol’ night?) Earlier this week, NFL back judge Steve Freeman officiated a game with his son, Brad.  Also this...
You may have noticed some officials wearing rock-star like microphones and ear pieces during some preseason games. The NFL has confirmed that it is having its...
The NFL, of course, is foisting the storyline and that has to mean that the NFL will promote Thomas next season.
Back judge Steve Freeman got a rare opportunity on Friday night, and even though it was a meaningless, forgettable preseason game, it is likely an experience...
NFL trying out potential replacements for retiring head referees The NFL is preparing for the inevitable retirement of officiating crew chiefs by conducting trial runs for...
Referee tryouts, advanced training recruits on field Craig Wrolstad is one of four officials being evaluated at the referee position this week. Wrolstad worked in Super...
The conspiracy machine got some gas in preseason with the suggestion that officials are given the authority to limit offensive schemes through controlling the pace of...
Ed Hochuli, interviewed by Craig Fouhy for KNXV/Phoenix
While most of the players during the game do not work at peak performance, the officials must take their work seriously.