The NFL fines for the 2016 season are subject to an automatic 5% increase from the previous season, according to the provision of the collective bargaining...
Chiefs receiver Jeremy Maclin and Rams cornerback Lamarcus Joyner were ejected for fighting near the end of the first half of their Week 2 preseason game...
Philadelphia sports anchor Howard Eskin says officials admitted a touchdown call should have been a safety.
Embed from Getty Images  Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, league sources confirmed today that Arizona Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians and Denver Broncos executive vice president...
Week 3 preseason assignments include the Thursday night game from Orlando.
Players will have more protection in the 2016 season now that the NFL has made all chop blocks illegal.
Embed from Getty Images  This week, the NFL will have eight officials on the field for all games. The eighth position is the middle judge,...
The NFL is continuing its evaluation of an eighth officiating position in the second week of preseason, and there are indications that the permanent addition is...
As the 2016 preseason and season kicks off, new points of emphasis on player safety will be given a closer look by officials.
The long, brutal offseason is finally over (a week later than expected), and a full slate of NFL preseason games begins this week. Our normal process...
The first preseason games for the 2016 season are still a few days away, but it’s still not too soon for disagreements with an official’s...
NFL umpire Bill Schuster (number 129) is getting ready to officiate the 2016 season. The NFL veteran was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in 2015.
In 2016, players will not only have to worry about fines, but ejection if they commit two unsportsmanlike fouls of certain varieties. This is a one-year...
Former NFL umpire Art Demmas died August 6 in Nashville at the age of 82.
Two potential questions will measure the efficacy of the rule: did it result in more touchbacks and a consistent number of kickoffs in the end zone?
The 97th season league history begins Sunday from the place where the seed was first planted — Canton, Ohio. Culminating the enshrinement festivities of the 2016...
Embed from Getty Images  29 individuals take part in on-field audition This year, the NFL has accepted 29 developmental officials in its annual preseason training...
The Czech League of American Football now has its own Fail Mary ... in a championship game.
Embed from Getty Images  Traditionally, officiating crews have been kept together from week to week throughout the whole of a season with few deviations. At...
Embed from Getty Images  The NFL has always sought to make nearly every play both competitive for the players and exciting for the fans. When...