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The damaging effects of this abuse are reflected in the dwindling referee retention rates – with more referees quitting their jobs due to being constantly abused. This is likely to lead to a ...
Ed Camp (2000–present) head linesman; Mike Carr (2017–present) line judgeGary Cavaletto (2003–present) field judge 2003–2014; side judge 2015–present; Boris Cheek (1996–present) back judge 1996–1997; field judge 1998–2010, 2012–2013, 2015; side judge 2011, 2014, 2016–present
However, only officials who have worked in the league for at least five seasons and have previously worked during the playoffs are eligible to officiate in a Super Bowl. A referee cannot work the Super Bowl at that position until she or he has been a referee for at least three seasons, while also meeting the five-year minimum service ...
The National Football League Referees Association (NFLRA), established in 1972 as the Professional Football Referees Association is a labor union that serves as the collective bargaining agency for game officials with the National Football League (NFL). The NFLRA has been involved in two work stoppages, lock outs taking place in 2001 and 2012.
A pioneering figure in the NFL world passed away at the age of 74 on Wednesday. Johnny Grier, the league’s first black referee, broke through the officials color-barrier in 1981; and spent 24 ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 7 September 2024. American football official (1947–2023) Bill Leavy Born (1947-02-13) February 13, 1947 Santa Barbara, California, U.S. Died March 28, 2023 (2023-03-28) (aged 76) Occupation NFL official (1995–2014) Bill Leavy was an American football official who officiated in the National Football ...
Shawn Smith is an American professional football official in the National Football League (NFL). He wears uniform number 14. He wears uniform number 14. He entered the league in the 2015 season as an umpire, and was promoted to referee for the 2018 season, following the retirements of Terry McAulay and Gene Steratore .
Jim Tunney (March 3, 1929 – December 12, 2024) was an American football official in the National Football League (NFL) from 1960 to 1990. In his 31 years as an NFL official, Tunney received a record 29 post-season assignments, including ten Championship games and Super Bowls VI, XI and XII and named as an alternate in Super Bowl XVIII.