Before the kickoff, let's meet the Super Bowl LVII crew in photographs.
Officiating photos from Super Bowl 50 courtesy of team photographers and Getty Images. From team photographers (click on any image to view as a slideshow): From...
Hurried mechanics increase the danger of officials making a mistake The two-minute offense has been in effect since the invention of the scoreboard clock. The no-huddle...
Coaches love to alert officials to opponent’s rule violations From Pop Warner to the NFL, every officiating crew meets with the head coach individually before each...
Sunday night was Hochuli ×2 (‘Gun and Pistol’ night?) Earlier this week, NFL back judge Steve Freeman officiated a game with his son, Brad.  Also this...
The Monday Night Football game between the New York Jets and the Tennessee Titans was almost universally panned as a boring and poorly played game. Walt...
[Update: Because Tom Barnes was scheduled to officiate today’s game, we carried this story despite the lack of a second source to confirm he was still...
From that I’ve read and heard, the most talked about lockout issue coming from the NFL Referees Association is the pension plan. Currently the officials receive a traditional pension...
