NFL Referees Association

NFL Has Schedule In Place For Replacement Officials Through Week 5

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — The NFL has devised a temporary five-week schedule for using replacement officials. A person familiar with the schedule told The Associated Press on Monday that the setup is done through Week […]

2012/09/11

Replacement referee Jerry Hughes catches a football. (Photo by Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images)

NFL: Season Will Begin With Replacement Officials; Negotiations Still At Standstill

Ray Anderson, the NFL’s executive vice president of football operations, told the clubs in a memo that the replacements will work “as much of the regular season as necessary,” adding that training with each crew will continue.

2012/08/29

Replacement official Shannon Eastin (credit: Stephen Dunn/Getty Images), Phil Simms (credit: Doug Benc/Getty Images)

Phil Simms: NFL Facing ‘No-Win’ Situation With Replacement Officials

“I think it is a big, big deal,” Simms told Boomer & Carton. “I think we underestimate how good the officials that cover the games in the NFL, how good they are.”

2012/08/15

B&C Morning Show: NFL Replacement Refs A Positive, According To Craig

To Craig, the whole mess is actually a positive, and it will be a chance for the crop of NFL officials to get younger — something he said the game desperately needs.

WFAN–2012/06/05