Returning house league referees need to follow as the same procedures as new applicants. Nfl players are known to get a big bonus for playing in the super bowl, but. The book is applicable for us referees, although it does deal with the duties of the club assistance ref differently than us soccer federation minor in nature. Drawn from the nearly 4,000 people in the leagues scouting database. History of all rule changes thru 201617 pdf 201516.
Football zebras has confirmed the referees for the divisional playoffs. According to the nfl rulebook, the home team is required to send 12 official game balls to referees more than two hours prior to kick off. Nfl releases list of all officials for 2014 season the nfl has released the names of everybody who will be judging games this season. When football season is over, you can often find him on the basketball court as a referee for big 10 games. Officiating an nfl game takes years of training and experience. The purpose of this manual for basketball referees physical training is to provide fitness and training guidelines for all basketball referees. Cj mechanics game administration by terry mcaulay, nfl. Brad allen was elevated to referee after the late resignation of mike carey, and mostly inherited the crew carey would have had. Fifa therefore has a policy of ongoing training for its referees to. Boger became the third africanamerican referee in the nfl after johnny grier 1988, who previously. Whether you love them or hate them, the nfl referees are one of the nfls most valuable personnel. In gridiron football, an official is a person who has responsibility in enforcing the rules and maintaining the order of the game. Twelve firstyear officials make nfl game officials roster. All 17 nfl referees are returning for the 2016 season, including walt coleman, who will enter his 28th year in the league.
There is 3% increase in the salaries of nfl referees. Member clubs of the league may amend the rules from time to time, pursuant to the applicable voting procedures of the nfl constitution and bylaws. This article is a list of american football officials who have experience working national football league nfl games note. Each team must deliver at least 24 official wilson nfl footballs, brushed and wiped down by the equipment manager, to the officials locker room 5 minutes before. Share the post to the right if you think nfl referees suck. Jerome leonard boger is an american football official in the national football league nfl. Every week during the season, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, this weeks schedule, top performers, fantasy drops and adds, new debuts and interesting tidbits. Without the benefit of multiple camera angles on highdefinition tv, the crew rules on about 154 plays each and every game. He is one of six referees to work 2,000 nba games, a milestone he passed in november 2005. The nfl roster of game officials for the 2014 season will include 12 firstyear nfl officials and two new referees among the group of 119, the league announced today. In gridiron football, an official is a person who has responsibility in enforcing the rules and maintaining the order of the game during professional and most college football games, seven officials operate on the field. List of national football league officials wikipedia.
Potential referees must be at least 12yearsold as of 712019 and must be experienced soccer players house andor travel with a strong knowledge of the game. Years listed refer to season the official began or ended career in the nfl. Today, the nfl league office released the 2014 officiating roster. Since 2015, division i college football conferences have used eight game officials, the alliance of american football aaf in its only season in 2019 and the 2020 version. Football zebras analysis and commentary of the nfls. Not just a dry rules book, the author writes well and interjects good advice based on years of experience. A guide to help decipher the nfls weird numbers game. Article 1 by league action, the officials manual is an integral part of the official rules, especially in regard to the specific duties, mechanics and procedures for each official during any play situations. The 2014 nfl season was the 95th season in the history of the national football league nfl. The san francisco 49ers and san diego chargers close out the preseason thursday night, and they will feature an interesting tryout going on. During professional and most college football games, seven officials operate. The following are the nfl officiating crews for the 201718 season. Hover your cursor over the officials to see where they line up, what they.
The nfl has a couple of very specific rules about the assignment of crews. Nfl releases list of all officials for 2014 season. The seven nfl officials on the field have specific roles and responsibilities that make it possible to correctly and consistently call games at footballs highest level. Gold whistle recipients national association of sports. Easytoshop the best selection with realtime inventory, expected delivery dates, a free shipping offer and free nohassle returns on everything including football referee shirts, pants, caps, whistles, flags, bags, down indicators and more. Joe has worked more then 275 playoff games and more than 45 finals games, both nba records. Prior to 1998, the field judge was the deep official in the center of the field, and the back. A rookie referee will not be assigned to a primetime game early the season, fo. As we saw during the 2012 packersseahawks matchup, quality referees are vital to the nfls success. Casual basketball fans might say that the referees are horrible and do not know what they are doing.
Nfl refs flag 1hand touch as unnecessary roughness on the. For information regarding nfl officials, history, gameday officiating, development programs, and more, please visit our nfl operations officials page. Official site of the national football league news. Nfl officials are the best of the best only 122 officials currently. The professionals mostly selected for the big matches which include the superbowl final. In addition to correctly ruling that dez bryant did indeed drop the ball, per the nfl rules, in the nfc divisional round game, he also is one of the hardest working guys in sports. The official source for nfl news, video highlights, fantasy football, gameday coverage, schedules, stats, scores and more.
Correctly officiating an nfl game takes years of experience, training and development. Nfl replacement referees have compromised the games. The process of getting those calls right remains a work in. They are listed by uniform number, name, hometown, and years in the league. Cody poder, english 202c throughout the many levels of basketball that are played throughout the world, the officiating is scrutinized much more than any other aspect of the game. The manual dictates the specifications for tarps that can be used on nfl fields down to the weight and color, which can affect whether grass burns and how fast ice and snow melt. Please read the referee procedures document attached below for detailed instructions. This includes all game officials, including referees, umpires, down judges, line judges, back judges, side judges, field judges, replay officials and any additional game. The season began on thursday, september 4, 2014, with the annual kickoff game featuring the defending super bowl xlviii champion seattle seahawks hosting the green bay packers, which resulted with the seahawks winning, 3616. Its also available for hockey, basketball and baseball. Visit the nfl operations page for more information. This is the unofficial document thats actually guiding nfl refs. To understand why nfl officials throw or dont throw flags, you have to understand philosophy. To start with, each referee is the leader of a crew that works together for an entire season.
Officiating crews for the 2014 season football zebras. First female nfl referee, sarah thomas, wants to be great. All 17 nfl referees return for 2016 season nfl espn. You might expect the first female referee in nfl history to boast about the fact shes gone where no woman has before, but less than five minutes into my. Football is a global sport and its rules must be interpreted and applied with absolute consistency wherever the game is played. This post has been updated to reflect changes in the 2014 officiating staff after the initial announcement. Undertrained, illequipped and loosely supervised, the officials contributed to the. Referee assignments for divisional round games new, 2 comments here is the list of referees assigned to each divisional round game this week. In 2014, the league began consulting directly with the referee and the games.
The nfl referees association says its officials were graded as making correct calls in two recent cases in which the league announced the rulings. Article 1 by league action, the officials manual is an integral part of the official rules, especially in regard to the specific duties, mechanics and procedures for each official during any. Think of those nfl umpires, line judges and referees on the field. All 17 nfl referees return for 2016 season updated. Nfl replacement referees discuss a play during a game between the miami dolphins and the oakland raiders. Nba officiating news, rulebook and referee operations. Proper training and positioning prepare officials to be in the right place to make the right call. The nfl referees association is the sole and exclusive bargaining representative of all employees employed by the nfl to officiate games played by the member clubs of the nfl.
The other considerations are during the regular season a crew will not be assigned to a team more than twice and if assigned twice it will only be at least 5 weeks later so a crew working a team in week 4 wont see the same team before week 9 and also the nfl tries to make sure that if a crew officiates the same team twice that both are not. They have the ability to change their viewing angles as a. Each game averages about 158 plays, so a typical official who works 14 regularseason games is evaluated on nearly 2,200 plays in a single season. Nfl officiating development program nfl football operations. At the start of the 1998 season, the nfl switched position titles of back judge and field judge.
Training and mentoring non nfl officials to officiate football at the highest level. Rating is available when the video has been rented. Officials are listed with their uniform number, years of nfl experience including this season, the crew each official worked with in the regular season by the referees name, college, and outside occupation. The nfl officiating development program odp provides an opportunity for collegelevel officials not yet working in the nfl to be exposed to some of the same experiences as nfl officials. Nfl 2014 officiating roster nfl spin zone nfl news. The manual provides information and instructions on setting up a routine fitness programme designed to prepare officials. Coleman, who was the nfls head of officials through the 2014 season. The season concluded with super bowl xlix, the leagues championship game, on. Nfl referees have drawn a lot of criticism this season for the calls they havent made especially on illegal hits on quarterbacks. Rules and mechanics tbfoc tom beards football officials clinic.