The NFL has hired 24 officials as full-time NFL employees for the 2018 season. Last year there were 21 full-timers. Some full-time officials from last...
With a very quick turnaround time, senior vice president of officiating Al Riveron has produced another video of notable calls from the weekend, in preparation for...
Embed from Getty Images The 2018 NFL preseason concludes this week with all games on Thursday that all kick off around 7:00 in each stadium’s local...
Embed from Getty Images As part of the initiative to uphold player safety through proper techniques in game play, the league has created the NFL Way...
The new NFL "use of the helmet" rule is receiving about as warm of a reaction as one could have expected. How are coaches handling it?
In his recent installment of the weekly officiating video, senior vice president of officiating Al Riveron explained numerous calls from the second week of preseason games, including...
In a disappointing move, the Pro Football Hall of Fame will not have a game official on the final ballot.
The preseason is entering its third week and there will be no special experiments with the crews this week. The development program has closed so that...
Antwione Williams is flagged for roughing the passer on a sack. A look at what was called and if this matches up with the new rules.
This week's officiating media video focused solely on the new use of the helmet rule.
The NFL is using with two new kicking mechanics this season on field goal and extra point attempts and on free kicks.
Development officials and some tryouts at the referee position in preseason week 2.
The NFL is giving four of its officials the chance to audition to be future referees, or white hats. Since there are so few opportunities for the NFL...
Colts safety Shamarko Thomas became the unwitting test case for the new helmet rule.
A wording change in the rules would not reverse the touchdown that was controversially taken away from Jets tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins last season.
The NFL will not experiment with eight-person crews this preseason.
The offseason has finally come to an end, and the first week of the NFL preseason is here.
After a turbulent off-season that saw many rule changes and other officiating challenges, here are three observations of the laid back night.
Referee Walt Coleman will take the field for his 30th NFL season when he blows the whistle to start Thursday's Hall of Fame Game in Canton,...
Walt Coleman and his crew will be on hand in Canton, Ohio for this year's Hall of Fame Game.