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Note: Years listed refer to season the official began or ended career in the NFL. At the start of the 1998 season, the NFL switched position titles of back judge and field judge. Prior to 1998, the field judge was the deep official in the center of the field, and the back judge was deep on the sideline.
The NFL's highest-rated official at each position is selected to work the Super Bowl. This is determined by the league using an evaluation system to grade each official's calls during the year. 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 ...
A pair of officials at a Maryland high school football game in September 2008. White knickers used to be worn by officials; black trousers are now standard.. For ease of recognition, officials are usually clad in a black-and-white vertically striped shirt and black trousers with a thin white stripe down the side (this was formerly white knickers with black/white striped stirrup stockings or ...
The NFL grades the performance of officials on a weekly basis, judging them for accuracy. Officials with higher scores get the plum assignments in the playoffs.
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.
2012 NFL referee lockout; List of NFL officials; List of Super Bowl officials + Art McNally Award; 0–9. 2001 NFL referee lockout; A. Bruce Alford Sr. Brad Allen;
NFL officials had an average salary of $205,000 in the 2019 season. This salary is fixed and not dependent on the number of games officiated.
NFL divisional playoffs: Officials, Lions coaches miss sack of Baker Mayfield 1 play before Bucs TD. Jason Owens. January 21, 2024 at 5:44 PM.