"Micromanaging" and "sarcastic" are terms used to describe former officiating boss Walt Anderson.
Author Richard Lister is back with his second book on NFL officiating
On a day the Pac-12 conference needed a clean football championship game, they got to within 27 seconds of achieving that goal.
Is NFL replay getting too technical?
In an active offseason with the NFL voting to centralize replay and senior vice president of officiating Dean Blandino resigning to take a TV job, there...
Embed from Getty Images  Former vice president of officiating, Mike Pereira (pictured above), knew every Monday during the football season would be busy. In his...
We hope you were able to survive the first weekend without football. While there won't be any games until August, there will be a lot of...
NFL senior vice president of officiating Dean Blandino broke down three calls from Super Bowl LI in his weekly video for the media.
Embed from Getty Images  Roughing the passer could be subject to review It may still be a long-shot for 2017, but the NFL continues to...
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...
NFL Referees at their pre season "Officiating Clinic" here in Texas pic.twitter.com/shaDSpAPbh — Ben Murphy (@BenMurphyTV) July 15, 2016 As officials settled into their annual clinic...
Too many new(er) officials can make for a rocky season The 1990s were a time of upheaval for NFL officiating. Art McNally retired after a long...
Commentary by Mark Schultz I have had a lot of thoughts going through my mind as the football season nears the halfway point. Fan reaction to...
Week 13: Bengals at Buccaneers (video at 2:25 | replay video) It’s as easy as 1 to … 12. The Buccaneers with 32 seconds remaining in...
This week’s officiating video for the media from officiating vice president Dean Blandino covers what appears to be this season’s most difficult calls (video download). As...
#457964914 / gettyimages.com NFL vice president of officiating Dean Blandino today released the Week 8 media video. Topics this week included interception/touchback rules, crackback blocks, and...
NFL vice president of officiating Dean Blandino released his weekly video highlighting some calls from Week 3. Items discussed included pass interference, illegal touching and where...
The semiregular “Official Review” segment appeared for (I believe) the first time this season on NFL Total Access. Vice president of officiating Dean Blandino addressed two...
It is time. Clinic attended, check. Rules test taken, check. Camps visited, check. Preseason games officiated, check. It is time for the 2014 NFL season. Just...
It is only 2½ days, but in its own way it is a grueling training camp. The NFL officials are meeting today in Dallas for their...