The NFL could open the 2026 season with replacement refs for the first time in 14 years. It can’t be worse than last time, ...

The NFL isn't expected to utilize officials from Division I FBS if they have to onboard replacement referees amid their ...

The NFL's process of hiring replacement referees has reached another stage, according to a memo sent to teams. Several replacement officials have completed hiring steps including background checks and ...

There are signs of progress that the NFL and the NFL Referees Association can come to terms on a new collective bargaining ...

Is there a group of people more universally hated than NFL referees? If you had to assemble a Mount Rushmore of people/things no one likes, in no particular order, the monument would consist of NFL ...

Mike Sando hears from NFL execs about the draft, plus an analytical look at the event's winners and losers. Also, Robert Mays ...

The NFL doesn't seem afraid of repeating the debacle that was the 2012 season without first-string officials.

The NFL’s referee situation is heading toward the kind of mess the league swore it learned from in 2012 – and the league’s real problem isn’t missed holding calls or a controversial spot. The real ...

The NFL distributed crew assignments to referees this week amid indications of continued progress toward a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement with the NFL Referees Association, sources told ...

Referees aren't the most popular people in an NFL game, but they are crucial to making football games run smoothly over the course of the year. So, when the league has to go to replacement refs, the ...

NFL owners are "alarmed" by the state of negotiations with the NFL Referees Association and have authorized staff members to ...

Andrew Siciliano, Jori Epstein and Charles Robinson debate Deshaun Watson's future as a potential starting QB for the Browns, ...