Commentary by Mark Schultz This past season, line judge Sarah Thomas, the first permanent female official in the NFL, was a spokesperson for Activia yogurt. The commercials told the inspiring story of her journey to the NFL and how she broke the glass ceiling for women to officiate in the pros. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLcrFzI0vlw Thomas
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4-time Super Bowl umpire Art Demmas passes away at 82
Mike Carey exits CBS
Embed from Getty Images  Report: CBS and Carey 'mutually agreed to part ways'Former NFL official Mike Carey will no longer analyze NFL calls and rules for CBS sports. According to reports, Carey and CBS mutually agreed to go their separate ways.Carey surprised the NFL in the summer of 2014 when he announced
Burl Toler blazed a trail 50 years ago
BJ Kirk Dornan’s late retirement leaves vacancy, 14th this year
Report: Former NFL referee Carey asked for no Washington Redskins’ games
NFL granted request Former NFL referee Mike Carey, who retired before the start of this season to be an officiating analyst for CBS Sports, asked the NFL to not assign him any games featuring the Washington Redskins, because the official found the team's nickname offensive. Carey's last Redskins' game was in 2006.Â
Mark Pellis is 13th offseason hire by NFL
Officiating Dept. has late shuffle to fill spot
Brad Allen named crew chief in 1st NFL season
Boger, Carey, Parry out of playoffs
In an attempt to narrow down potential assignments, Football Zebras has learned from multiple sources that last year's Super Bowl referee, Jerome Boger, did not receive a playoff assignment this season. Also not receiving an assignment are Mike Carey and John Parry. Missing the playoffs the year following a Super Bowl