The regular season is over and before we get into the playoffs, I’d like to offer some thoughts on the 2013 NFL season, and some things...
Football Zebras commentary Week 17 is upon us, meaning that the final evaluations for officials vying for playoff positions are being determined. Officials will not be...
NFL vice-president of officiating Dean Blandino has two items in this week’s “Official Review” segment (video): The review of a spot in the Patriots-Falcons game that...
 Football is one of the most team-oriented games in the world. It is a joy to watch a team function on the field as a...
A roundup of the calls from Sunday Bill Leavy’s crew has a very visible downgrade coming their way. The attention it received swooned mostly due to...
Did you see a call in the kickoff weekend that needs our attention? Let us know in the comments or tweet us @footballzebras. We have the...
The NFL, of course, is foisting the storyline and that has to mean that the NFL will promote Thomas next season.
How does the NFL get their new officials up to speed? Larry Upson knows what it is like to be hired into the NFL. Â Upson was...
Controversy not about Jerome Boger, but about broken system Special report: Super Bowl XLVII assignment controversy The NFL is defending its referee assignment system that many...
It is believed in officiating circles that the Super Bowl assignment was a predetermined result and that his performance grades were fixed to attain that result.