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 consider adding an eighth official. Dean Blandino, senior vice president of officiating, says the league is considering adding an eighth official and that addition might free up the
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Ray Anderson leaving NFL at end of season
NFL executive oversaw officiating department during tenure Ray Anderson, NFL executive vice president of football operations, will leave his position at the end of the 2013 season to "pursue other opportunities" according to a statement from the National Football League.  In the statement, commissioner Roger Goodell said of Anderson, "Ray’s wide-ranging
A word of caution to the NFL Referees Association
The NFL Referees Association and its 121 members are enjoying unprecedented appreciation (video) and good will after agreeing to a new union contract and ending the league imposed lockout. The fans, players, coaches, and media are looking forward to NFL-caliber officiating after three weeks of having replacement officials who tried, and
NFL AND REFEREE UNION REACH CBA DEAL
'REAL' OFFICIALS RETURN TO FIELD TONIGHT [Check the bottom of this post for the latest updates.] The NFL and the NFL Referees Association have reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement that now begins the process of getting the union officials back on the field. Commissioner Roger Goodell lifted the lockout with the tentative
NFL-NFLRA talks productive Wed. (liveblog)
NFL loses credibility in assigning replacement officials
The "blooper reel" of funny, frustrating, and exasperating NFL replacement official mistakes was very extensive going into Monday Night Football in Week 3. In one call, the "Fail Mary" smashed the blooper reel with a granite rock of mayhem, bewilderment, chaos, frustration, and questions about the quality of the product
NFL, referee union deal may be near
After a month of silence, the typical 11th hour negotiation cram sessions are now underway between the NFL and the NFL Referees Association. The game officials have been locked out since June 3, but negotiations have resumed today after sitting on ice for 34 days. Mike Arnold, lead negotiator for the
It’s (replacement) official: Fill-in referees will work Week 1 of regular season
The inevitable has now become reality: there will be replacement referees in the first week of the regular season. The NFL has locked out its union officials since June 3 while they negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement with the NFL Referees Association. Both sides have not met to negotiate in
NFL VP of operations pressed on lockout
NFL executive vice president for football operations, Ray Anderson, clarified the NFL's proposal regarding full-time officials and scoffed at the idea that the integrity of the game would be compromised with replacement officials. The NFL has locked out members of the NFL Referees Association in a contact dispute and has
Expect fill-in referees into regular season
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