It is a simple procedure. The game can’t begin without it. Before any football game starts the referee has to decide who gets the ball first....
View image | gettyimages.com Most famous referee of the 1980s and 1990s turns 80 years old Before there was Ed Hochuli, there was Jerry Markbreit. The...
Brad Allen works his first-ever NFL game as a referee Referee Brad Allen (number 122) made history this past Sunday as he worked his first-ever game in...
Brad Allen is the first official in almost 50 years to be placed in the referee position in his first NFL season.
Vital proving grounds for white hat candidates no longer exist Commentary by Mark Schultz The NFL could be having a white hat problem in the next...
I enjoy historic aspects of NFL officiating and as we get ready to zebra watch in Super Bowl XLVIII here are some interesting nuggets regarding officiating...
49ers at Seahawks (video/audio) Early in the game, the Seahawks fell victim to a fan who blew a whistle in the crowd — their own home...
A deliberate desperation fumble lead to a revision of the rulebook.
Bob Beeks 1927–2012 Bob Beeks died on December 26, 2012, as reported by The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He died on his 85th birthday. According to his...
This season has seen three inadvertent whistles (IW) being blown by the officials, with the latest being this past week in the game between the Raiders...
In 1975 the NFL decided to put a wireless microphone on the referee, so the fans at the game and on TV could better understand what...
We are already at Week 7 of the NFL season and many teams now know if they are contenders or pretenders for the Super Bowl crown. ...
The NFL officiating staff is heavy on experience which is great news. The flip side to this is that we will be seeing a higher than...
By now, you have heard that Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh was ejected Thursday for stepping on Packers offensive lineman Evan Dietrich-Smith (video). Of course, Suh...