Embed from Getty Images  The new officiating year starts today and the NFL leadership team is in place -- Al Riveron as senior vice president of officiating, Wayne Mackie as vice president of officiating evaluation and development and Russell Yurk as vice president of replay and administration. Due to the relatively short notice
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Penalty enforcement is an entire-crew effort
Despite calls for major change, NFL makes simple tweaks to replay
Ball carriers subject to a foul if they use helmet as a battering ram
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 using their helmets to inflict punishment on would-be tacklers. Â Starting this year, ball carriers are not allowed to lower their heads and initiate contact with
Riveron promoted to senior director of officiating
The first hire under the leadership of the new vice president of officiating, Dean Blandino, has brought Alberto Riveron into the league office as senior director of officiating. Adam Schefter reported the hire Tuesday morning. Riveron was in New York City in January to, presumably, interview for the vice-president position, when
Our playoff predicitions: Steratore ranks high, Wild Cards include Hochuli, Corrente
For a moment here, we will disregard our previous reporting on the playoff assignments (as the league thinks you should) and present our predictions for playoff assignments. We have chosen our assignments for the referee position only, not the entire crew. This year, all officials are assigned on individual merit, and
Inadvertent whistle play should have been blown dead before it was blown dead
NFL: Broncos TD should have been reversed on premature celebration
Officially, close calls not subject to review
Hochuli, Triplette, Corrente flag most; Green, Morelli, Riverón under 11 per game
A post over at NBC Philadelphia's Birds Nest blog adds up the statistics of penalty flags per game through the first 13 weeks. The most over-officious (thanks for the term, Marv Levy) of the crews are: Ed Hochuli Jeff Triplette Tony Corrente Least likely to penalize are, starting at the least are: Scott Green Pete Morelli Alberto