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Officially, beards are in this season

by Mark Schultz - December 4, 2020December 4, 2020 3

Â Have you noticed something different with NFL officials this year? This year, NFL officials have been sporting facial hair and down judge Sarah Thomas is wearing her hair in a ponytail, out the back of an adjustable official's hat. (Up until this season, she wore her hair pinned up under

Candidates for white hat in 2019

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by Mark Schultz - January 31, 2019January 31, 2019 9

The coveted white hat worn by the referee There are two referee openings for the 2019 season after Walt Coleman and Pete Morelli retired. So far, they are the only two referees we know who have retired. There are very few chances for the NFL to test officials for future referee openings.

After unprecedented referee turnover, 4 officials will try out to get the next promotion

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by Mark Schultz - August 13, 2018August 13, 2018 3

The NFL is giving four of its officials the chance to audition to be future referees, or white hats.Â Since there are so few opportunitiesÂ for the NFL to see how prospective referees would handle the new position, these preseason tryouts are very important. The NFL will assign the four officials to one

Practice fields become classrooms when officials attend training camp

by Cameron Filipe - August 9, 2017August 9, 2017 0

Reporting from Foxborough, Mass. Training camp is essential for all 32 NFL teams in their preparation for a new season. The same can be said for the officiating crews -- working at team's training camps helps the league's officials get their feet wet and practice their mechanics and the new rules

6 CFL officials to take part in NFL preseason

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by Mark Schultz - June 7, 2017June 7, 2017 0

Embed from Getty Images Â The Canadian Football League is sending six of its officials to learn NFL officiating this preseason, in exchange for at least 5 NFL officials to work the Canadian preseason. This is the second year of the NFL-CFL Officiating Development Program.Â The CFL officials taking part in the NFL

NFL announces advanced training program officials

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by Mark Schultz - June 24, 2015June 24, 2015 5

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 candidates are successful college and Arena Football League officials. The group will work preseason games. Once preseason is over, those officials will return to officiate