Referee magazine and NASO founder Barry Mano dies at 82 Mano was a pioneer and fierce advocate for sports officials.

NFL players and officials unions meet as official negotiations with the NFL remain at an impasse The players union is concerned replacement officials won't be able to keep up with the pro game.

This is a monumental loss to the officiating community. Barry has built a veritable institution for officiating across all sports. As Referee Magazine marks its 50th year, the celebration will be hollow without him. We are all grateful and will miss you terribly. www.referee.com/barry-mano-f...

Former official sues the NFL for discrimination and harassment in a bombshell civil complaint Robin DeLorenzo, relegated after the 2024 season, alleges "discrimination, humiliation, and retaliation"

NFL officiating negotiations break down after 3 hours A wide gulf between sides on compensation and the ability to fire probationary officials

Rule proposal would allow replay center to make calls for replacement officials One-year rule proposal would only happen if replacement officials called games.

Here we go again. NFL looking to hire replacement officials in case of work stoppage The collective bargaining agreement with the officials union expires May 31.

NFL might consider allowing replay officials to call fouls for ‘non-football acts’ Replay officials could potentially put a flag down if they catch a player giving a cheap shot.

UFL announces rule changes for 2026 The UFL has made some significant rule changes for the 2026 season

Get ready for an active NFL officiating off-season A new union contract will be the top priority between now and the Hall of Fame game.

4 officiating observations from Super Bowl LX How did the officials do?

On the season finale of the 1st & 25 podcast, we discussed the all-star crew in Super Bowl LX, the effect of the dynamic kickoffs, how digital measurements worked, a plea for enforcement changes to sideline interference, a changing of the guard in the NFL officiating elite, and ejections this season

Super Bowl LX photo album Here are photos of Super Bowl LX officials working the big game.

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These are the top 5 Super Bowl calls of all time The Super Bowl is not only the pinnacle for the teams, players, and coaches but also for the officials. We look at our top 5 calls in Super Bowl history.

Super Bowl LX crew by the numbers 7 Super Bowl officiating crew observations in front of the big game.

Gary Slaughter receives 2025 Art McNally Award Gary Slaughter, former NFL head linesman was presented with the 2025 Art McNally Award. He is the award's 24th recipient. The Art McNally Award is named after the former head of officiating from 1968 to 1990 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of…

2025 officiating year in review 5 pro and college officiating observations from the 2025 season.

Here is a photo album of the Super Bowl LX crew.

As soon as the confetti from the Super Bowl settles, the NFL offseason begins, as does the work of the influential NFL Competition Committee. With recent coaching and executive changes that involved a few of the 2025 members, the committee's composition now includes some new, but old, faces.

On the Conference Championship edition of the 1st & 25 podcast, we took a look how the all-star crews faired in the title games, what went right, and what went wrong. We also looked at the number of officials who did not earn playoff assignments and those who doubled and tripled up.

Conference Championship photo album, 2025 Check out photos of NFL officials working the 2025 conference championship games.

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He gets it.

4 things of note for the Championship Weekend officiating crews Here are a few officiating odds and ends for Championship Weekend.

On the latest episode of the 1st & 25 podcast, we discuss a catch that stood as a catch, an interception that was not reversed to a catch, all-star crews, officiating a banged-up playoff team, and whether an officiating crew inserted themselves into the game. Check us on your favorite podcasting app

Shawn Smith is the referee for Super Bowl LX, the first of his career.

Follow us for our live team coverage of the 2026 National Championship Game between Indiana and Miami refs.ws/26ncg

Divisional playoffs photo album, 2025 Check out photos of NFL officials working divisional playoffs.

EXCLUSIVE: Alex Kemp and Clay Martin are Conference Championship referees. It is the first for each of them. www.footballzebras.com/2026/01/kemp...

Alex Kemp and Clay Martin are the referees for the 2025 Conference Championships.

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Let’s preview the 2025 divisional playoff crews Best wishes to this weekend's divisional playoff officials!

On this episode of the 1st & 25 podcast, postseason football is in full swing, and we noticed that there was very little said about officiating for the Wild Card Playoffs and the playoff bowl games.

Because of the Wild Card Playoffs, our normal recording schedule for the 1st & 25 podcast has changed this week. We will have an episode with the roundtable later this week. In the meantime, we have a special guest for this episode: 3-time Super Bowl referee and serial raconteur Bernie Kukar.

Wild card photo album, 2025 Check out wild card playoff officials at work this past weekend.

Follow us for live team coverage (our 8th liveblog in 5 days) of the AFC Wild Card Playoff game between the Texans and the Steelers.

Football Zebras has confirmed the referees for the Divisional Playoffs.

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Ineligible downfield flag picked up after on-field conference Eagles touchdown allowed to stand after officials pick up a flag.

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The Jaguars snap the ball to spike the ball, but it appears that (1) the Jaguars are not set for a full second prior to the snap, (2) several Bills players did not make it onside in time, and (3) the snap or the spike may not have preceded the expiration of the clock. We break it all down.

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I confirmed with the league that the Packers were actually charged a challenge in the 2nd quarter, and it was not a replay assist. I explain in more detail here refs.ws/25gbchi

If the play is not 4th down or inside the 2-minute warning, the forward fumble is a touchdown. We explain more in our game coverage here: refs.ws/25gbchi

NFC Wild Card: Packers at Bears #7 Green Bay Packers at #2 Chicago Bears