Referee Tony Corrente celebrates his 70th birthday on November 12. In his 27th season, he is in small company of officials who were on the field into their 70s. Down judge Mike Spanier, who retired after the 2019 season, was 70 in his final season. And there aren't likely many
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Throwback to 2007 – Warren Sapp melts down and is ejected by Jerome Boger’s crew
On December 23, 2007, Jerome Boger's crew allowed Warren Sapp to beat the traffic to the mall and get his Christmas shopping done early. In a bizarre sequence of events, Sapp totally lost his composure, the Oakland Raiders were flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct four times, with three of the fouls assigned
50 Super Bowl calls, Part 4: XX to XI
NFL Officials Clinic opens in Dallas
U Garth DeFelice leaves field for regional supervisor post
Veteran's move leaves 11 vacancies for 2014 Football Zebras exclusive Football Zebras can report that umpire Garth DeFelice will leave the field and become one of the regional supervisors for the officiating office. The supervisors have traditionally been the graders that evaluate the game tapes for accuracy in the officials' calls. This
Referee assignments for Divisional round: Blakeman, Cheffers, McAulay, Morelli
Updated Friday, Jan. 10Â to include full crews Football Zebras has confirmed the officiating crews for the Divisional Playoffs. Officials are listed with their uniform number, years experience (including this season), the crew each official worked with in the regular season (by the referee's name), college, and outside occupation. All times are Eastern. Three
Patriots get interference flag on last-second play, seconds later flag picked up
Game ends on defensive pass inter...ception Post updates: comments from former supervisor Jim Daopoulos and pool report with referee Clete Blakeman With three seconds to go, down by 4, and with Patriots quarterback Tom Brady at the helm, you know that there is pending drama (video). Brady was intercepted in the end zone
Offenses subject to ‘reasonable time’ rule
The conspiracy machine got some gas in preseason with the suggestion that officials are given the authority to limit offensive schemes through controlling the pace of the game. In a Wall Street Journal article, a connection was drawn between a new point of emphasis and the offense employed by incoming
Can umpire make calls for referee?
Former umpire Jim Daopoulos breaks down responsibilities There was a play in the Texans-Patriots divisional playoff game that seemed curious to me. Late in the second quarter referee Tony Corrente flagged the Texans for roughing the kicker. Umpire Garth DeFelice consulted with Corrente, and the referee turned on his microphone and
The NFL needs to impose severe penalties for fouls against officials
Fines are not deterring players There was a frightening scene in Pittsburgh this week as the Washington Redskins' DeAngelo Hall was ejected for verbally abusing Dana McKenzie and acting in an aggressive manner toward the head linesman (video). Hall was guilty of violating Rule 12-3-1 of the NFL rules. Under no condition