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4 more officials leave the NFL with 10 total vacancies to fill

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by Mark Schultz - March 2, 2023March 3, 2023 4

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

6 officiating observations from Super Wild Card weekend

by Mark Schultz - January 11, 2021January 11, 2021 0

Six football games in 48 - hours! Whew! The games start to blend together. Here are some officiating observations and notes from this weekend. 1. Two alternates The last time an alternate came in to work was in 2007, due to an injury. This week we had two alternates start the game --

Father’s Day crews

by Mark Schultz - June 17, 2018June 18, 2018 1

One of the fun parts of being a dad is when a child wants to join the dad in an activity or hobby, or just wants to spend time together. I'm sure NFL officials are happy when their kids want to take up officiating. That happiness and pride, I'm sure,

Sarah Thomas promotion on hold for now with 2nd year in development program

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by Mark Schultz - May 2, 2014May 16, 2014 4

21 advanced training officials include 7 from '13 taxi squad The NFL has released the names of the college officials who will participate in the 2014 advanced training program.Â The list includes two women: Sarah Thomas returns for a second year and Maia Chaka joins the program for her first year. What