Review by Mark Schultz If you've followed Football Zebras for any length of time, you know that we break down football officiating and (hopefully) show you how difficult calling a football game is. Between interpreting complicated rules, avoiding getting run over by people twice their size, tuning out 50,000 people chanting
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4 fouls on the play? It’s a team effort to help out the referee’s announcement
https://streamable.com/oe3bo Referee Shawn Hochuli had to sort out and announce four fouls this past weekend, drawing praise and admiration. First of all, when there are multiple fouls, the crew gets together and makes sure they are clear with the proper enforcement before giving options to the teams. This can get quite difficult
NFL takes a hit after four referee retirements
Embed from Getty Images Every generation of NFL officiating gives way to the next. This past offseason, we saw, very quickly and dramatically, one generation give way to the next. Referees Ed Hochuli, Gene Steratore, Terry McAulay and Jeff Triplette represent 88-years of experience at the referee position. That is 88-years
NFL promotes 2 second-generation referees: Shawn Hochuli and Alex Kemp
Referee Jeff Triplette will retire from the NFL
Embed from Getty Images Referee Jeff Triplette is set to retire from the field after a 22-year NFL officiating career, having called his final game in Saturday's Wild Card Playoff game, according to a report by Aditi Kinkhabwala of NFL Network. This is consistent with some of the discussion in officiating
Jeff Triplette resigns as NFLRA president
Embed from Getty Images Jeff Triplette has resigned as president of the NFL Referees Association (NFLRA), the officials' union. Vice president Tony Steratore is now president. The NFLRA Board of Directors appointed Carl Paganelli as vice president. Triplette had been NFLRA president since 2013 after serving as vice president and as a
Alternate officials, like playoffs, have expanded over time
Concentration is key to avoiding wrong-way flags and other errors
Jim Quirk Sr. to retire as NFLRA boss
Embed from Getty Images Jim Quirk Sr., NFL officiating veteran and executive director of the NFL Referees Association, the officials union, is retiring from his post, according to an Associated Press report. Quirk has been executive director since 2013. Former NFL referee and former president of the NFLRA, Scott Green, will replace Quirk. Green
Jim Quirk retains post as head of referees’ union [updated]
Embed from Getty Images Update, 4/11: The union meetings have concluded, and Jim Quirk remains as the executive director. The matter of replacing Quirk did not come to a vote at the meetings that were "sparsely attended," according to one union member. Football Zebras has not been in contact with all