Happy New Year to all NFL officiating fans! Monday marked the start of the 2023 NFL officiating season. Traditionally, May 15 marks the first day of the NFL officials being in-season following the 3-month “dark period”, which begins after the Super Bowl. The dark period allows the officials to dedicate more
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4 more officials leave the NFL with 10 total vacancies to fill
Football Zebras has confirmed through multiple secondary sources that in addition to referee Jerome Boger, three more officials have retired, bringing the off-season retirement list to 10 -- and there will be more, according to a source. In a surprising move, some officials are definitely early in their NFL careers and
Veteran referee Jerome Boger retires
Football Zebras has learned though multiple secondary sources that referee Jerome Boger has retired. The total number of on-field officials retiring after the 2022 season now stands at seven, with more retirements in the offing. NFL Officiating tweeted the information as we prepared for publication. The NFL never tells the public
Big Ten referee John O’Neill retires, joins NFL as position coach
Football Zebras as learned through multiple secondary sources, that long-time Big Ten college football referee, John O'Neill, has retired from on-field officiating, and has joined the NFL as a referee position coach. Despite multiple requests, the NFL declined to confirm O'Neill's new position with the league or confirm the
Updated: One more official retires as the officiating season starts
Breaking down the new NFL officiating hires
Rich Hall and Gary Cavaletto retire, bringing on-field zebra departure to 9
3 more officials retire, now totaling 6 this offseason
Three more NFL officials have retired from the field, making a total of six officials that have retired in the 2021 off-season. Previously, Bart Longson, Tom Symonette and Ruben Fowler retired. After this weekend's mini-clinic comes news that back judge Steve Freeman, back judge Tony Steratore, and line judge Gary Arthur
3 NFL officials have retired so far
Retiring officials sometimes leave their shoes on the field after their last game. Football Zebras has learned that officials Ruben Fowler, Tom Symonette and Bart Longson will not return to the National Football League in the 2021 season. Typically, the NFL does not announce why an official leaves the league, although